Wednesday, January 19, 2011

 

Feel the sensation of sensational DIRT!


Originally written Week 2 of Farm Camp 2010, July 14, 15, & 16:

This week at Farm Camp, we focused on dirt! All that goes into it, all that lives in it, and all that it is used for.

The children kicked off the week by making a dirt shake, in which they got to see all the layers of the earth that we don't get to see below our feet.

We got active and quite messy during our mud relay race! The mud race made us check our balance so we wouldn't lose mud from the relay spoons as we hurried to fill the empty bucket!

We pinched and planted tiny seeds into soil and spent time in China gardening.

We made our very own masterpieces out of the mud paint that we made from water and dirt. Exploring our sense of touch, we used our hands to create artwork from our prints. We made sure our entire hand was covered with mud to make a good impression! We also made some creative pieces with glue while exploring sand.

During our nature hike this week, we collected special rocks that we later cleaned and polished with sandpaper and toothbrushes to make them shine! Our collection is being saved for a special project that will help make our hands strong!

We even made dirt pudding for snack with two different kinds of pudding, crunchy things, chewy things, soft things, sweet things and sour things. Some of us tried a few things for the first time!

It was a good week of using all our senses and learning about sensational dirt!

Posted by: Stephanie L. Thompson, COTA/L

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