Regie the broccoli superhero visited our classroom today! After 7 weeks of fun and learning all about nutrition and the importance of physical education, Regie stopped by to talk with our class! A huge thank you to the National Kidney Foundation for providing us with this opportunity.
We have been busy these last couple of months- building, learning and creating!
Right before the first day of spring and in the midst of a winter storm (hopefully the last snow fall!) we have concluded our study of animals in winter.
We read many books about animals and what they do during the winter. The children even acted out one story in our “bear den.” They also created a variety of animals and put them on display in the hallway. The children chose the animals they wanted to make and depicted them in their own way- paying close attention to the colors and shapes of their bodies. They placed them in their winter dwellings- underground, in a tree, den, or deep in the mud.
We made slime today! The kids were able to take some home and we made a batch for our M-Th friends too! 😀
Giant Fluffy Slime:
Ingredients:
20 ounces glue
2.5 teaspoons baking soda
Food Coloring or die…(I used frosting color, because its what I had)
2 cups shaving cream…(I used Pure Silk Sensitive Skin, because I wanted something that was low oder).
Saline Solution…(I found this in the pharmacy area, near contact cleaner at Meijer for 3.89 for two big bottles).
Big Bowl for mixing
Big spoon
Bowl with lid to store your slime in
Steps:
Pour your glue into the big bowl. Add the baking soda and mix well.
Add your coloring. You want to make the glue mixture a shade darker than you want your final slime to be, because the shaving cream will lighten it).
Add the shaving cream and mix well.
Slowly start the squirt in some saline solution. Squirt a little in and mix well, repeat process until the slime is the texture you desire. I mixed with a spoon until it started to combine, and then I mixed the rest of it with my hands. I made mine so that it would not stick to our hands. ***(If your slime seems almost how you want it, wait for 3-4 minutes, then play with it for 2-5 minutes…if its still a little sticky add a few drops of saline solution at a time.) IF you add too much saline solution it will make your slime really hard and not stretchy.
We went on our first field trip to the apple orchard! The children learned about how apples grow, how cider is made, and we all picked apples from the trees and pumpkins from the patch.
Math, Science, Literacy and Art
We had fun in the gym this week! The children climbed the rock wall, maneuvered through an obstacle course and played basketball. On Friday, we explored the Imagination Playground building robots, a stage and a roller coaster!
