After reading "Penguin and Pinecone" by Salina Yoon, we had our preschoolers collect pinecones on weekends and bring them to class so we can do frosted pinecone art...
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I like to read books about feelings and relationships. During our morning meeting, I read "Penguin and Pinecone" and I got all the attention. Children were drawn to how Penguin fed Pinecone taking it to where it belonged. Friendships are new and special to 3 years. Many of our themes include friendship activities.
When preschool children brought their pinecones to class, we placed them on a tray on our science shelf.
We noticed how different each was, as we all different.
We collected during our morning meeting and I read the book. We then collected our pinecones and has to s table.
We white paint applied to our pinecones.
We then shook glitter on them for a little sparkle.
And yes, glitter has a way of spreading….
And we now frosted pinecones.
Each one as unique as the child who has it.
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