We continue to enjoy our time outdoors and learn so much from our Neighborhood Forest. Kindergarten scientists are very observant! These students notice everything around them. They demonstrate curiosity and respect for the natural environment daily.
We spent most of the day outside today! The weather was great! Kindergarten scientists spent time investigating and observing living things that were around our schoolyard, in the fields, and in the woods. These enthusiastic scientists found lots of interesting things. We sketched and labeled what we found. We will spend time tomorrow sharing our discoveries and discussing what makes an insect an insect. This kindergarten group is getting really good at telling the difference between an insect and something that is not an insect.
Hi Families,
We had a wonderful time playing with our cloud dough today. We made it on Monday and love the smell and feel of the dough. Students are bringing their cloud dough home today. It is quite messy! Cloud dough can dry out quickly and needs to be wrapped and bagged. We even added a little lotion when we played with it. Students also found that it softens up as they handle it. I suggest having them play with it on a tray outside or at a table. You want to avoid getting it on the carpet. I included the recipe below our photos. Thank you families for sending in the ingredients for our dough. We appreciate it.
2 ingredient playdough recipe.
Prep Time 5 mins
1/2 cup lotion regular lotion or baby lotion
1 cup cornstarch also called cornflour
Add 1/2 cup of lotion to a bowl. Add 1-2 drops of the food coloring (if using concentrated gel, if using regular food coloring you'll need more drops to color) and mix.
Mix the lotion and food coloring until combined.
Add 1 cup of cornstarch and mix.
Mix until combined.
Then take out the dough and place it on some wax paper. Knead with your hands (you may want gloves here so your hands don't stain). Keep kneading until it forms a dough-like consistency. If it's still too sticky add another tablespoon of cornstarch.
Today our class took a one-mile walk/run. Mrs. Lister's preschool class challenged us to walk a mile. It was a wonderful day to take on the challenge. We enjoyed our time outside and completed the walk in 25 minutes.
Our class spent most of the day outside on Wednesday. We examined rotting logs to see what lives on them, under them, and in them. Our class found many critters. We were excited to find a red eft or Eastern newt, beetles, ants, pillbugs, and a variety of other living creatures. Students were also fascinated with the moss and fungi growing on the logs. Later we took our book bins outside. It was relaxing to read our books under trees, on logs, and on benches in the woods. What a wonderful day in the sunshine and woods!
Our class has been enjoying the newest RES outdoor classroom space, The Neighborhood Forest. This new space is in the woods behind our classroom. Our kindergarten scientists have been exploring the area. They are careful observers and do a nice job recording what they discover. We are very excited to have this new space available to us.
