This morning went by quickly. We started work choice time by mixing colors using eyedroppers (pipettes as they say in England). We put primary watercolors out and students mixed colors to match a fruit or vegetable of their choosing.
Red and blue are strong colors and can overpower yellow, we talked about only using one drop at a time. Eyedroppers can be tricky skill to learn and we did have a few extra drops of blue and red end up in our jars. The children learned that it takes a lot of yellow to make a color lighter.
They also found out that orange and green are easier to make than purple.
Evy noticed my hands had gone a deep pink color from cleaning up the red watercolor. We looked at my hands against her light pink dress.
Evy: "It is like my dress."
"Is it exactly the same?"
Evy:"No, your hands are dark pink."
"Why are they darker?"
She stopped and thought about it then this look of wonder appeared on her face. It was an expression of, I just realized something.
Evy: "My dress is lighter...... I understand it now. I did not know that when I was four."
The realization of how and why something is lighter or darker, is truly magical at this age. I feel very blessed to be part of those small moments in your children's lives.
We read another Stone soup story, this one by Marcia Brown.
This is one way we talk about something that is the same but different. It is the same basic story but different elements are in the story. The children are developing skills in identifying the relationship between the books , explaining the similarities or differences, reasoning, analyzing and problem solving. We will explore things that are the same and different throughout the year using books, objects, shapes etc.
QUESTIONS
What fruit or vegetable did you choose to match with watercolors?
What colors did you use?
What was the same and different about this stone soup story compared to yesterdays story?
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