This week in Aspen it was all about Color! The Aspen children took a closer look at the world around us and discovered that color is everywhere! We practiced naming all the colors by playing I Spy (color) and found different colors around the classroom. Aspen even learned color names in Spanish! During Group Lesson time we learned all about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors!! Aspen even explored color with our Color Mixing experiment! The Aspen students were able to utilize the Primary Colors, red, yellow, and blue to create new colors! The new colors are called the Secondary Colors (orange, yellow, and green). Color Mixing was like magic! We explored a variety of combinations and made many coloriffic discoveries! Ask your child what they discovered this week while color mixing. Some of our discoveries prompted the exploration and discussion of shades and tints! We learned that a tint is created when you add white to a color and a shade is created when you add black to a color! Did you know that black and white are called achromatic colors? During the week, Aspen was also introduced to the color wheel and the concept of warm and cool colors. Did you know that color can convey feelings or emotion? To complete our exploration of the world of color we also went on a color hunt outside to find different colors in nature! We sure had a fun but busy week in Aspen!
As we enter October the classroom is alive and buzzing with fun and learning! This is the time of year that new students settle into their classroom routines and returning students have completed their review lessons. As a result, the classroom is a busy and bustling place with all students practicing independence, self discipline (responsibility), and time management skills. Due to this, all children are becoming more comfortable and confident when navigating the classroom and exploring new concepts! This week, all students not only worked hard on challenging activities but also completed all work expectations! Some of our children even completed their responsibilities (work) during the morning work period! Therefore, these students had the afternoon free to create, work with friends, color, or continue working. This accomplishment prompted mini group lessons discussing the concept of privileges and consequences. We discussed that when we don’t complete our responsibilities consequences can arise. Such as, less time creating, less time coloring, less socializing with friends, or the build up of work to be completed. This week we saw the results of achieving all of our academic goals and completing all responsibilities. This accomplishment led to some amazing privileges! We got to apply concepts we learned in the classroom to the world outside the classroom with our Color hunt. We had extra time creating, playing with friends, enjoying nature, enjoying the sunshine, and even got to eat lunch outdoors twice! Aspen even got to have a “Fun Friday ” ! An afternoon where a half hour before pick up we cleaned our classroom and brought out our inside recess bin! The Aspen children got to build, create, and play games! Ms.Angela and I are so proud of how hard all of the Aspen students have worked. We really have some awesome and amazing students!!!
Fun with color! Mixing different color combinations with the Primary Colors!
Exploring letter sounds with a variety of Language materials! Lessons begin with the isolation of sounds (letters) and progress to combining sounds with the Moveable Alphabet (pictured left).
Exploring the abstract concept of color with the Color Tablets.
Searching for colors in nature!