Glorious Gloop!If you haven’t made Gloop yet, then this is a must for any toddler or child to try. It is super fun and super messy, but the fun was clearly evident on the children's faces. Gloop is an interesting mixture with a unique texture to explore and play with. Playing with Gloop is a fabulous sensory, science activity to learn about the concepts of what a solid and liquid is. First the children had the chance to touch the dry corn flour, feeling it's silky texture. Then they added the water and explored the magic. Sensory play promotes many learning experiences:
WHAT YOU WILL NEED: You will need 2 cups of cornflour, 1 cup of water, two drops of food dye and a large container. Encourage your child to mix and play with the Gloop before it is completely mixed together, the fun and learning starts here. Explore the texture and talk about what it feels like; sticky, slimy, cold and powdery. Snow and sandwiches.The children love to eat both of these! There was more moulding and shaping to be done during our big snowfall this week... and it was even sticky enough for snowman building. The playground looked like a snow village when the children were done. They really surprised me with their strength at rolling and lifting these huge snow creations! Towards the end of the week it was time to open our class sandwich shop the "Bread Barn". The Little Red Hen would like a job there, so the children had to teach her all the useful, polite phrases she could use with the customers. They then showed some brilliant skills of spreading, slicing and cutting (whilst sneaking in some talk about fractions) making a real favorite sandwich. They then wrote the recipe for it to display in the shop. So many fine and gross motor skills at work this week!
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Melissa SmithMs. Smith has a degree in Early Childhood Education and has taught kindergarten for many years. Alaska has been home to Ms. Smith for 28 years, and she can't imagine living anywhere else! She has four children, a dog and two cats. She loves reading, camping, gardening, and genealogy! Archives
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