Pete the Cat Week and Learning about Colors

This week we focused on the two Pete the Cat books, "I Love My White Shoes" and "Rocking in My School Shoes". We were learning all about our colors and color mixing. When reading the book, "Rocking in My School Shoes", we realized our school had lots of different classrooms too. We found a note left from Pete and went on a hunt around our school looking for him. While walking around the building, we got to stop at the Library, Art room, Music room, Gym, and computer room for a brief peek and a quick meet the teacher.

Exploring color by mixing different color water with droppers.

Pete the Cat sensory table filled with (clean) kitty litter, little shoes, yarn, and rakes.

Sorting pom poms by colors and using our fine motor muscles to pick them up with clothespins.

Making color volcanoes with baking soda and colored vinegar. I loved watching their faces when it really fizzed!!!

Color volcanos. Another way to explore with color mixing.

Making a tissue paper collage, then spraying with water, and watching the effects.

We made our very own class book about our favorite shoes. Each page said, "I love my  ________ shoes." and had a picture of the child's shoes along with a drawing of their shoes, and a picture of that student so the others could "read" the book too.

 

 

 

 For snack we had a color mixing experiment with red, yellow, and blue icing. We made green, orange, and purple. Next we ate it with some pretzels and animal crackers. YUM!