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Spring Themed Felt Board

Spring Themed Felt Board

Posted by on Jun 4, 2014 in Bugs, Fun with Felt, Motor Skills, Spring Crafts and Activities | 0 comments

I love when my bugs get out the felt board to play on a rainy day. It makes for a great quiet-time activity, and it keeps them occupied for a good twenty minutes. I especially like felt board activities because it encourages hand-eye coordination, fine-motor development, problem solving and spatial awareness (by experimenting with how the felt pieces fit together to form a complete picture), and story telling.

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Rainbow Carnations Science Experiment

Rainbow Carnations Science Experiment

Posted by on Jun 4, 2014 in Plants and Gardening, Rainbow Activities, Science Activities, Spring Crafts and Activities, St. Patrick's Day | 0 comments

This rainbow carnations experiment was a great visual way to teach my bugs how water travels up through the stems of flowers and plants. We actually conducted this experiment back in March, when the boys were learning about rainbows, which is why you may notice that some of the pictures have SNOW in the background!

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Kandinsky Inspired Circle Art

Kandinsky Inspired Circle Art

Posted by on Jun 1, 2014 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

The boys made these lovely Kandinsky inspired concentric circle paintings back in April. After reading Marcus Pfister’s Henri, the Egg Artiste, I wanted to teach my bugs about some of the famous artists presented in the picture book. We took a closer look at some of Kandinsky, Haring, and Matisse’s work on the internet. During our exploration, we came across this fun, Kandinsky Inspired, preschool art tutorial. It seemed simple enough for both of my bugs to execute with little help, and the end result is stunning! We altered our paintings slightly by using watercolours for the background, rather than tempera paint.

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