Our day began with a sink and float activity during free play. This play was planned to continue an activity the children did with Ms. Ashley yesterday. The children choose items to observe if they would sink or float and then recorded their results on the dry erase board.
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| Yesterday with Ms. Ashley |
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| Today's Sink and Float Activity |
Next, we went to art and were surprised to learn that we were finishing our water lilies pictures.
Mrs. Fellegy then shared that she had a book about Monet, the artist that painted water lilies. We decided to read the book.
We had some extra time at the end of art, so the children were given a drawing prompt of water. Children drew lots of different water pictures, to include rain and umbrellas, watering plants, ducks in water, waves in the ocean, surfing, and water in a swimming pool. Each child described their picture to the class.
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| The countdown duck is a favorite way to end art class. which fit perfect to today's topic. |
Later in the day, a group of children got in a complex discussion about water. The conversation is documented below.
"Water is important because we must drink it to be healthy." - Renn
"When you drink water, you get stronger." - Millie
"Water is healthy." - Sammy
"When you drink water, you get more energy." - Leon
"Animals drink water." - Jane
"Plants need water to grow big." - Leon
"Water can make use hydrated." - Millie
"Rain water helps." - Rochel
"Yes, rain helps flowers grow." - Millie
"Rain helps food to grow." - Hillel
"Yes, to grow in the garden." - Renn
"If there was no water, they will go back to being baby plants and they will dry up." - Jane
"With nothing to eat or drink that plants would die." - Millie
"If there was no water, we would not get food." - Hillel
"You would have to go to the store to get food, if plants don't grow because there is no water." - Hillel
"Oh right, the store can't have food either because it can't grow with no water." - Hillel
"Without water, there is no swimming pool." - Rochel
"With no water, where would the ducks go?" - Rochel
"Oh no, the fish would fall on the sand because there was no water. They would die." - Hillel
"If it rains forever, then it (plants) might die from too much water." - Hillel
"Yes, it there is too much water, the sun won't come." - Millie
"We need the sun too." - Millie
"Right, plants and people need the sun and water." - Renn
"Boats." - Rochel
"If there is no water the boats can't move." - Hillel
"The lake would close because there is no water." - Rochel
"Boats have to float in the water." - Rochel
"Yeah, the boats can't float with no water." - Leon
"It would be sad with no water." - Rochel
"Water is very important and necessary." - Leon
By allowing time to weave the unexpected topic of water into our day, prompted this incredible conversation about the importance of water.
Indiana Learning Standards
ELA1.1: Demonstrate receptive communication
ELA1.2: Demonstrate expressive communication
SC1.1: Demonstrate ability to explore objects in the physical world
ELA 3.1: Demonstrate mechanics of writing
SC3.1: Demonstrate awareness of life
SC3.2: Demonstrate awareness of the preservation, protection, and care of living creatures and plants
