This week we've celebrated books by Eric Carle. I never get tired reading them. It seemed that the children felt the same way about them. Reading about caterpillars, hermit crabs, ladybugs and spiders inspired us to do many fun activities. We baked sugar cookies that we shaped into caterpillars, made ocean pictures using colored salt water, planted seeds and made awesome 3D spiders. We were also very lucky to have had wonderful weather and we were able to have a water play day and ride our bikes. If you are interested here is a recipe for the Salt Water Art:
Salt Water Paintings -
Mix one-fourth cup of warm water with six teaspoons of salt and 3 drops of food coloring in a small container. Mix well. Have students paint ocean pictures with the mixture on white paper. Let dry. The water evaporates but the colored salt remains, creating beautiful pictures.This is a good chance to discuss evaporation with students. What evaporates and what doesn't?
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