Jan 31, 2013

WonderWorks: Same & Different

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Before we can talk about ranking things in order by size or sorting things by type, we must simply ask what it means for objects to be the same and different.

Today's Topic:  Same & Different
Supplies:
--Memory Games (there are many free printable versions online if you don't have easy access to ready-made.  We used this cute popsicle version today.)
--Domino Games (you could use the ones with dots, but stay away from ones with more than 5 dots at this age.  You can also try picture dominoes.  There's a free printable version here.)
--Any other matching games (we used Socken!)
--Buttons in a variety of sizes, colors, finishes, number of holes...
--foam alphabet letters in both capital and lowercase
--wooden blocks
--6 pairs of plastic eggs filled with different objects (instructions here)
--6 pairs of balloons filled with different textures (instructions here, only I also added a second balloon stretched over the finished ball to make it just that much stronger)


Book:
  cover art Same same / Jocelyn, Marthe

Jan 30, 2013

Toddler Art Class: Bare Branches

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Art mimics nature in this tape-resist project.

Art Project: Bare Branches
Supplies:
blue tape
paint
brushes
heavy paper or cardboard

Book:  
 cover art Snow rabbit, spring rabbit : a book of changing seasons / Na, Il Sung


Music to make art by:
   cover art Coal Train Railroad swings! [sound recording].


NeedleReads: Felt Jewelry

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Warm and cozy wearables, perfect for January!

Sewing Project: Jewelry (and other accessories) from felted wool
Supplies:
felt sheets
felted wool balls
needles
beading thread and other thread
scissors
cutting mat and rotary cutter

Book:  

cover art
Feltique : techniques and projects for wet felting, needle felting, fulling, and working with commercial felt / Davidson, Nikola

Jan 23, 2013

WonderWorks: balancing

http://librarymakers.blogspot.com/2013/01/wonderworks-balancing.html

Finding balance is tricky for explorers of all ages!

Today's Topic: Balancing & Fulcrums
Supplies:
fulcrums (blocks, branches, PVC pipes, hair rollers, pencils, etc.)
levers (wood scraps, blocks, rulers, etc.)
things to balance (toy cars, blocks, pompoms, books, pretty much anything!)

Book:   

cover art Balancing act / Walsh, Ellen Stoll



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