Place a piece of paper in the bottom of a baking tray or small box. Paint a paper cylinder black and then glue on foil shapes of stars and moons. String paint with a piece of string dipped in black paint. Let the children roller paint a sheet of paper with black paint and then while wet sprinkle with gold glitter or when dry use glue and gold glitter. Get the children to paint on side black and sprinkle it with gold glitter, then paint the other side a bright colour. Staple two paper plates together back-to-back. (Helps develop the concept of time passing). Then watch the clocks from time to time till they read the same time. Put the hands of the made clock on a selected time and place it next to a real clock. During this time they can see the different things shadows do and where they move.Ī clock can be made with a circle of cardboard or a paper plate, a paper fastener and something for the hands for example leaves. On a sunny day get the children to draw around a shadow – in the morning, at noon and in the evening. When dry scratch off paint to make stars and moons. Mix a small amount of liquid soap into black paint (soap helps paint stick to waxy crayon). Then let them sprinkle the yellow salt or sand over the glue.Ĭolor a piece of paper with yellow crayon. Give them use Q-Tips to draw suns on their rocks with white glue. Give each of the children a rock that has a smooth surface. Mix powdered yellow tempera paint with salt or sand and pour it into shaker containers. Yellow powdered tempera, salt or sand, shaker containers, rock, Q-tips, Glue Tear yellow foam egg cartons into small pieces and glue along rays you have drawn. Draw a happy face on circle and draw rays around sun. Have the children glue on appropriate clothing items on each page.Ĭut a big circle from yellow construction paper. Do night/day pictures by placing a dark sheet of paper next to a light piece of paper. Children can add moon or constellation with a paint brush or crayons.ģ. Splatter white paint on black or blue paper or use a spray bottle to create a starry night picture.
When you hold the shade up to a window the light will shine through to make starlight.Ģ. Or let the children use bobbi-pins to punch constellation holes in the shade. Have them children use white crayons or chalk to draw the sky at night.