Sensory: Winter Week 6

We began with talking about how we use our senses by creating a diagram of a person and adding each part of our body that helps us learn about the world around us. This is the first group that has mentioned feet! Thus, on our third day we explored water and got to put our feet and hands in water using colors, droppers, bubbles, scoops, funnels, a tube and pump and lots of team work and collaboration. The first day we began exploring with salt (we used all basic elements to scaffold upon for next term). We practiced writing our names with our fingers and golf tees and then used letters to spell words and then shake them out. We also got to make salt shakers. The second day, we began exploring with flour. It reminded many friends of soft, fluffy snow. Day three we got to explore with water and day four we got to combine water with flour to make a sticky, messy, liquid mache. First, we used our strong fine motor skills to tear newspaper into smaller pieces and then apply them all over our bowls. Day five we will get to use primary colors to create secondary colors. We also talked about making masks, treasure bowls or hanging baskets.