Materials
Dishpan
Water
Cheese grater or potato peeler
Colored chalk
White construction paper, cut into large circles
Instructions
What to do
1. Pour water into a dishpan until it is two-thirds full.
2. Using a cheese grater or potato peeler, scrape different colors of chalk into a bowl.
3. Ask the children to sprinkle the grated chalk on top of the water in the dishpan.
4. Give each child a construction paper circle. Invite the children in turn to gently lay their circle
on top of the water, then remove it and set it aside to dry.
5. When the paper dries, the children will see a swirl of colors.
More to do
Movement: Play music and invite the children to rotate and revolve around one child who is pretending
to be the sun.
