ALL ABOUT COLORS!

Dear Parents,

We introduced our unit on colors by reading 
 At the End of the Rainbow, by A.H. Benjamin
and then we made our own rainbows. First we put a dot of paint on our paper in each color of the rainbow and then used a squeegee to blend all the colors into a fantastic rainbow.  The children had the biggest smile on their face after discovering how easy it was to make a rainbow. The children now know that the colors in a rainbow are always in the same order red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet (roygbiv). 

Ms. Peishuan taught an engaging mandarin lesson that integrated music and movement as well.  She read the book, Bear Snores On by Jane Chapman.  It was as story about a bear, a bunny, a mouse, a mole, and a badger.  She read the story in English and said the names of the animals in Mandarin.  We then followed her lead and stomped like a bear, hopped like bunnies, and crawled around like mice. After, Ms. Peishuan played her recorder while we danced around and then came back together on the ground.  At the end of our lesson, we pretended that we were jack in the boxes by reaching up to the sky, to the side, and concluding by flopping to the ground.  

On Tuesday we continued our rainbow theme.  First, the children swirled glue on their paper and then they poured salt on top of the glue.  Finally, the children added various colors of liquid watercolor
paint using an eye dropper.  The results were spectacular!

We learned how to mix colors.  We now know that red and yellow makes orange, red and blue makes purple and blue and yellow makes green.

Other fun areas in the playground:

We ended our week by doing a science experiment on capillary action, or in other words walking water.

~First we placed 6 plastic glasses on the table.

~Next we added water and food coloring to every other glass.

~We then folded 3 paper towel in half 3 times.

~ We waited ten minutes and then checked.  

As you child what happened next.

Next week we look forward to learning about apples.

Love,

Ms. Bonne and Ms. Denise