Off to the sun, or as close to it as we could get without melting!
Today we boarded our rocket ship to explore the sun.
We began our day by reading Moonbear's Shadow. A silly little book about a bear who tries his best to get away from his shadow. He nails it down, buries it, and hides from it to no avail. Finally, noon comes and his shadow is gone- only to return later in the afternoon.
During our stations, we made space inspired sensory bottles.
We put in beads to remind us of planets, stones to remind us of the moon, and stars to remind us of, well stars.
We also used forks to paint sunshines. We mixed yellow and red paint to make a new color.
Finally, we headed outside to explore light by doing a little shadow watching.
We traced each child's shadow at 10:00.
Then it was time for a solar snack.
Today we prepped the ingredients ourselves.
We leaned how to use a knife safely, we learned how to use a trash bowl for the extra parts of the fruit, and we listened and followed a recipe.
The end product was delicious,
and fun!
At 11:45 we headed back out to check on our shadows. Would they still be there?
Would they look the same or different.
We found our shadows, but they were different.
What a neat way to demonstrate the moving earth to our little ones.
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