10:30 Science

Playdough:

3 cups flour

1 1/2 cups salt

3 tablespoons oil

2 tablespoons cream of tarter

3 cups hot boiling water

food coloring

scented oils

A recipe for playdough is simple but when given to children in a group setting it leads to so many possibilities for learning.

Sitting next to one another, children are given the opportunity to learn about problem solving, sharing, taking turns, working cooperatively to achieve a goal, using their imaginations to create a fantasy world where the world can be what they choose it to be.

Even playing by oneself, a child can experience a full sensory investigation. How does is smell, feel, look, taste, and sound?

An addition of an apple-scented oil intrigues this little girl.



Thank you to our super Farm Mom, Crystal, for bringing in a beautiful honeycomb. The children were able to experience nature's gift through pure, unfiltered, raw honey! Memories involving the sense of taste can stay with a child for a lifetime.



Sucking out the honey and spitting out the honeycomb!




A great moment for me as teacher when you really find that "thing" that draws a child into deep investigation.

B. stated upon his initial entrance to this experience something like, "I'm going to stay here the whole time!" Hearing this, I felt such a sense of accomplishment to know that he was so deeply and joyfully curious that he was willing to devote himself to learning all about it, for the entirety of the class.



J. kept saying, "It's cold!" After listening a couple of times, I finally put my own hand in and it was very cold, quite surprising.

A Froggy Pendulum!