Starlight

The friends in the Starlight program have been very busy these days.  A current favorite activity is the sensory table! The boys and girls continue to enjoy exploring sand, oats, rice, water, snow and ice! The students just love to get their hands dirty! Many items have also been added to our tables to enhance the student’s experimentation. This includes measuring cups, scoops, buckets and shovels. Tons and tons of fun!

As always, the Starlight kiddos love Story Time. Cozying up with friends and teachers to share special books is always a wonderful moment. The pupils have so many favorite titles! The Mitten Tree by Candace Christenson, Where Do Fairies Go When It Snows by Liza Gardner Walsh and Swatch by Julia Denos are just a few requested titles.

Up next: Learning about penguins, obstacle courses and scarf dancing!

Twilight

The Twilight group has been very curious about weather conditions these days and they continue to have a blast being little Scientists. The boys and girls have many questions about ice and its properties. They helped to fill up numerous buckets that froze overnight. The children had so many ideas for exploration! They colored on the ice, using multicolored chalk and paint. They covered the frosty blocks with tissue paper. Later, they used a flashlight to discover that, in some areas, light shines through the ice. They also experimented with food coloring, pipettes and much, much more. Wow! The children still have questions, though. They include “What melts ice the quickest?”, “Do different types of salt melt ice in varied manners?”And “Do pieces of ice stick to other pieces of ice?” In the coming days, the pupils will continue to formulate predictions and make scientific observations. Very cool!