Thank you so much to the dad, three moms and the grandma who
were able to help the kiddos explore the different concepts of colour
that they are learning about in science.
Ask them questions such as:
What happens to a colour when you add a little bit of black to it?
(The answer is that the shade gets darker)
Ask: What are the three primary colours?
(red, yellow, blue)
When you mix those colours together what do you get?
(secondary colours)
What are the secondary colours?
(orange, purple, green)
Which 2 primary colours make each secondary colour?
The students also learned what the terms opaque and transparent mean.
Can your child tell you? Their painting over the teddy bears should
help them remember.
Ask: What happens to a colour when a little bit of white is added?
(The answer is that the tint is lighter)
They loved mixing the little balls of plasticine to make the new colours.
The food colouring was messy but fun!
The students also got to see a rainbow, although the photo below
did not turn out the way that they saw it in the room. They learned
that the colours of the rainbow always follow the same order
and that when you use the first letter of each colour, you spell a
person's name: ROY G. BIV
Can your child name the colours in order?
We try to fit in fine motor work as often as we can without
making it seem boring. Today after reading the story called
Where's My Mummy?, the students used some white yarn to
wrap their own little paper mummies.
For little hands that are not given these kinds of opportunities
the task was very difficult. Learning is best with hands on experience.
Let your child try....and sometimes fail. It is motivating.....
The mummies don't all look the same, but this was a great
chance for me to see who has developed some skill in planning
how to approach a problem, and who just brings it to an adult
with the words "I can't". It's OK...just keep trying!
As well this afternoon we were blessed to have a local fire fighter educator
come into our class (we paired with another Gr. 1 class) and discuss fire
safety. Expect your child to ask the question "How do I get out of the basement
if there is a fire in our house?" and "Where will we meet if a fire breaks out?"
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