Melissa's Melting Pot

This week I have planned around the book the hungry caterpillar, and it's all very exciting stuff 😉 So far we have been making butterfly prints using paint and mixing the colours! They really loved this and our classroom is now the proud home of a butterfly mobile made from two metal coat hangers and string!  We have also used our mark making skills on big circles of paper after taking about the very hungry caterpillar. We sat outside and drew what we saw around us, spotting butterflies fluttering around!  They have also really enjoyed talking about the fruits that the hungry caterpillar eats. I had a bag with the fruit inside,  and we sang a song "what's in the bag" then they were able to select a piece of fruit in turn. Tomorrow I am going to put a watermelon in the bag as well! 

This week I have been playing with the idea of sensory mark making gel bags.  They are super easy to make and the kids are loving them! You can tape them to the table or walls or windows and even put shapes, numbers or pictures behind them.  The kids have really enjoyed using the bags to make marks in and play with. Defiantly work a try in your setting!  I used hair gel, food colouring and glitter for my ones but you could use anything really!