The theme for September has been shapes and colors.
On the 18th we started by looking at a book that used a variety shapes to make animal faces. We played with blocks that were many different shapes and tried to make a picture. We saw flowers, suns, faces, etc. being made. Next, we split into two groups and used magnetic shapes to build things as a team. The children took turns to pick what to build. There was a house, a tall building, a store, and even a horse. For the last activity each child got a square of Rice Krispy Treat and used a cookie cutter to cut out a shape from the treat.
On the 25th we talked about how color is a reflection of light. We turned off the lights and used a flashlight to reflect light/color from one paper to another. We also used the flashlight to shine through a water bottle onto the wall to see the rainbow colors. Our next activity was about what happens when colors are mixed. We drew with markers on coffee filters, and set them in water to bleed the colors together. After that we talked about primary colors. Each child got paint in the primary colors yellow, red, and blue. We talked about and experimented with mixing the colors to make the colors of the rainbow.
