Magic was afoot this week at Small Friends. Gold, rainbows and leprechauns all added to the fun.
On Monday the kids predicted how many green gems it would take to sink their pots of gold.
During circle time we looked at the kids predictions and the actual number of gems it took to sink each cauldron. What a fun experiment.
The kids made three dimensional rainbows with a construction paper cloud as a base, different colored strips of paper, lots of tape and cotton balls for added fluff.
On Wednesday the kids made festive St. Patrick colored art using a salad spinner, glitter and green, gold and silver paint.
The fun continued when the kids got an opportunity to graph the different shapes of marshmallows found in Lucky Charms.
On Friday the kids made rainbows at the light table by lining a pie plate with skittles and then pouring water over the skittles. The results were magical.
The week culminated with making the most epic leprechaun trap. It was full of gold coins, rainbows, slides and shamrocks.
A castle has been added to our toy area for the next few weeks and the kids are so excited to play with it.
This group of kids loves to build. A translucent marble run kept them very busy!
Their were fairies and flowers on the building table and a rainbow of magnets in the texture table.
Leprechauns, cauldrons and gold added a bit of magic to the water tub this week.
Our friends are always utilizing the opportunities for art, drawing and writing available in different areas of the classroom.
We have LOVED hearing about all the adventures panda has had so far this year.
During circle time on Friday we had a little concert full of Irish music!
We will miss all of your kids so much during this unexpected break from school. We hope to see you all very soon.
Huge hugs,
Meghan and Christine
How do you catch a leprechaun? The older class can tell you!
First, you make a rainbow. We made several this week. One was at our light table using Skittles. After placing them around the edge of a pie dish, we added water and watched as the colors ran together.
The other was at our art table with rainbow colored strips of paper and tape. Children used these supplies to create whatever type of paper rainbow sculptures they could imagine.
Second, you learn as much as you can about leprechaun treasures. Our water tub was filled with evidence for curious leprechaun hunters.
We also discovered how many gems it takes to sink a leprechaun's pot...more than 30!!
Third, you add glittery gold decorations around the classroom. Salad spinners + green and gold paint + glitter accomplished this important task.
Fourth, you make sure to have snacks and games available - like Leprechaun Bingo and Lucky Charm graphing!
The fifth and final step in successful leprechaun catching is to build a trap, and boy did your kiddos build an amazing one! They used boxes, glue guns and all kinds of supplies to create a place where leprechauns can climb, play and have all kinds of fun.
Then they laid gold coins in a tempting path, hoping that when they return to school they will find evidence that leprechauns have been here! We feel very confident that they will ;).
Here are some of the other things that were happening around our classroom this week:
During our time at the carpet, we learned a poem about hunting for treasure, X Marks the Spot. See if your child can teach it to you (and write it on your back!) We also popped like popcorn and played a yoga game.
Our friends are doing a wonderful job sharing their adventures with Panda!
We will miss all of you and your wonderful kiddos during this unexpected break from school - let's hope this doesn't last too long and we see you soon.
Until then, take care 💚
Sheri and Lisa
