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Thursday, May 14, 2020

Activities for the Would Have Been Graduation Day: Bring the Outside In

This would have been graduation day for our 4's and 5's classes. It is always such a special service in the sanctuary with the children raising their voices in the call to worship, songs, and prayer. How bittersweet it is to think about being apart from our friends on what should be a huge day of celebration. We will definitely share hugs at a later date, but, in the meantime, will you please give your precious children a big hug from Miss Kathy?!

Bringing the Outside In, by Sandra Duncan and Jody Martin, is a great book and has lots of ideas for using what is found in nature to spark imagination and learning.

Here is a simple idea about pine cones (that in many places could be found on a walk around the block):
              


“Conduct a scavenger pine cone hunt to see who can collect the most in a short period of time. Once found, there are many experiences you can have with children, such as categorizing, classifying and matching…The authors explain that “it is also great fun to paint pine cones because of all their nooks, crannies, bumps and crevices.”

And here’s one more painting idea the authors share:

 “Nature provides so much variety that sometimes it is surprising what can be created from leftover kitchen scraps. The next time lunch is prepared for children, see what kitchen scraps can be salvaged for their next adventure in painting. Dip the kitchen leftovers into paint and watch the excitement begin.” The authors give these examples of scraps that would work well to dip in paint: banana peels, carrot tops, celery stalk bottoms, potato peelings, citrus fruit rings.
               

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