bubbles of colour

As we continue with our colour exploration we investigated what happens when we blow bubble and wediscovered that blowing bubbles of colour is not as easy as it seems. At times we found that we had swallowed a little of the mixture but on the whole we were a noisy group of bubble blowers.

We were able to blow big groups of bubbles which at times topped over the sides of the containers and we then captured the bubbles on to pieces of paper. This allowed us to see the colours which made up our bubbles. We also noticed that we could see the colours of the rainbow in our bubbles.



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Colour is all around us

May 2009
After reintroducing the Rainbow song to the children they have become very interested in colours and this has motivated the teaching team to look at ways to extend this interest.
Initially we introduced more songs especially those in Te Reo Maori as this was one area which we, the staff, were keen to further extend and then the interest branched out into art activities which provided opportunities to discuss the properties of colour with the children as they worked.

June 09
This week the colour interest has taken a twist into scientific discovery as the children have made colour spinners - both as tops and using string/wool to spin the shapes. This proved quite a challenge for some of the participants but the discussions held were very worthwhile with many fascinated by the fact that they could not clearly see the colours they had put on their circles when they were spinning.