Engaging activities to encourage learning through an exploration of penguins!
Yesterday I shared with you our fun penguin exploration with the help of our Scholastic Classroom Magazine. Â We then extended our penguin exploration into a combined fine motor and waterplay activity as well as a simple creative art activity…
Penguin Sensory Play
We discovered that Penguins use their beaks to pick up and eat fish so we did a little penguin-like fishing of our own. The children used wooden tongs as their penguin beaks to pick up rubber fish and to then move the fish from one water tub to another…
I added blue food color to the water and the children explored the fish tubs off and on throughout the entire morning time in centers…
Penguin Collages
At the art center, the children sponge-painted penguin collages or you could also call their painting “abstract penguin art”…
The children dipped sponges in black and white paint to make the black and white body of their penguins…
Once the children were satisfied with their painting, they then glued on the penguin beak, flippers, and some googly eyes…
Embracing Creativity
Every penguin was uniquely made!
Here are a few of our completed pieces of penguin artwork…
Building Literacy
And of course, the day wouldn’t be complete without reading “Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester.”
Miss Abby read this book earlier in the day and the children loved it…
Super fun penguin day!