Little Feet Little Faces: Class 5 - Polishing experiment

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Class 5 - Polishing experiment

Last week we got to have a look at some Australian coins that Ms Becky brought to school for Australia. We noticed that the coins were not very shiny, so we wanted to discover a way to make them beautiful again! We researched online and found a method using baking powder, which we have right here in our classroom, and water!

First we needed to mix a tiny amount of water with our baking powder to make a paste, just like toothpaste, and then we used our fingers to scrub! It was so cool to watch the coins come back to their shiny best as we worked the paste into all the little grooves and corners. This ended up being quite the fine motor workout!
Once we were happy with our scrubbing we decided to put all our coins and baking powder paste together in a big bowl and added some vinegar for a big, fizzy finale. Look how shiny the coins are now!

No comments:

Post a Comment

Welcome to Little Feet Little Faces Preschool!

We are a private Licensed Day Care (Licensed with the Ministry of Education) that offers high quality care for children aged 2.5 yrs – 6 yrs.

You have taken the first step of offering your child a 3 year framework that will extend and challenge their academic learning and expose them to a creative and imaginative world of artistic elements and possibilities.

Our low class size and student: teacher ratio allows your child to be taught at their own academic level and their learning to be tailored to their own strengths and challenges. By giving your child the opportunity to be part of this journey with us they are being immersed in an all encompassing curriculum that intertwines the academic and artistic learning that is relevant to real world success. This curriculum caters for all learners using Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences as well as Blooms Taxonomy to give your child the best learning outcomes. Themes are carried throughout the academic curriculum as well as the artistic curriculum to reinforce concepts and offer all types of learners to interpret and extend.

At Little Feet Little Faces your child is not just another face in the classroom. They are part of our team where every staff member knows their name and has taken the time to personally bond with your child and ensure a secure and trusting attachment has been forged. As a result of this your child comes to preschool happy and excited every day as they know they are safe and the staff love them. Our 3 year plan ensures that your child will receive a solid and comprehensive foundation of emergent and early literacy and mathematical concepts and skills allowing them to transition easily into some of Toronto’s most elite private elementary schools.

Thank you for taking this journey with us. We are excited to become part of your family and educate your child to become the most confident, expressive, academic, creative and well rounded individual they can be.