This week in our class, the children got to
explore flowers through different activities that were provided.
Tuesday
The children made their own drawing
interpretations of flowers in a vase as the first activity.
Oil pastels and black paper were the
materials used for this art. 
Some children said “I don’t know how to
draw” and did not want to do the activity. I reminded them that they just have
to draw what they see and it is okay for all the drawings to be different.
We also made an experiment to try to color the
flowers. Each child got to put one flower in their chosen colored water.
Thursday
I brought the flowers to a table with some
magnifying glasses for the children to use for observation. Some said that they
saw a little bit of color but the flowers are still white. Mia suggested that we leave the flowers in the jar to see more color
and that’s what we did. We shall check next class for more color on the flowers.
For art, we used the flowers to paint.
Aiden was painting when he noticed that there were petals on his paper. He
said, “We should be gentle so they don’t fall". The children enjoyed seeing the
prints the flowers made on their paper.
As an educator, these activities served as
a reminder of how learning can be extended as long as the children are still
interested. It all started with one bouquet of flowers and we were able to use
it in different explorations.
Until next time,
Patricia
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