dying coffee filters for mrs. rooney’s preschool class the jmu young children’s program at
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Dying Coffee Filters
For
Mrs. Rooney’s Preschool Class
The JMU Young Children’s Program
At
On March 1st, 2012Mrs. Rooney’s preschoolers:• Created artwork using food coloring and
coffee filters. • Discussed different colors and made
predictions about adding water to their artwork.
• Used familiar tools from home, food coloring bottles, to expand their creativity in art and practice controlling such tools.
• Displayed completed artwork on the window for all to see.
“Do you know what these are?”
“Food coloring! I have that at home.” - D
Students in Mrs. Rooney’s class used food coloring to dye coffee filters.
Students dripped colors and water onto their coffee filters.
“What colors do you see?”“Red, blue, black, yellow, and green!” - M
“Only 1 drop of each color. Squeeze very gently. Okay… stop! Now let’s use a new color in a new area.”
Students used a pincer grasp.
Sometimes we used a lot of food coloring.
Our artwork was
very creative!
“I’m making a rainbow!” - C
“What will happen if we drip
water on our colors?”
“It will get wet.” – C
“It will be on the plate!” – S
“It is mixing!” – D
“It will get black.” - D
“A design!” – P
“They are mixing together!” - C
“It will change colors.” – E
“WOW!”– M
“It’s spreading!” - R
“It looks
weird!” – R
Students followed instruction cards
the students’ artwork!After they dried, we displayed
Thank You!By Christina Kottmann
References
Peasleburg Academy. (n.d). Miscellaneous ideas: Make a rainbow. Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.dpeasley.com/Peasleburg_Academy/Preschool/pa_miscellaneous_ideas.htm
PreKinders: Resources for Pre-K Teachers. (n.d). Coffee filters. Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://prekinders.com/art-ideas/#ixzz1mUMveF2t
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