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
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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.
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“Do you know what these are?”
“Food coloring! I have that at home.” - D
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Students in Mrs. Rooney’s class used food coloring to dye coffee filters.
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Students dripped colors and water onto their coffee filters.
“What colors do you see?”“Red, blue, black, yellow, and green!” - M
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“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.
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Sometimes we used a lot of food coloring.
Our artwork was
very creative!
“I’m making a rainbow!” - C
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“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
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“It’s spreading!” - R
“It looks
weird!” – R
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Students followed instruction cards
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the students’ artwork!After they dried, we displayed
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Thank You!By Christina Kottmann
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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