We also talked a lot about how sunflowers grow from a seed, and put the photos of the life cycle of the sunflowers in order. It was fantastic to see how children negotiated their ideas and talked why they thought which photo could come next.
We talked about what the sunflower needed to grow: the soil, water and the sunlight.
We also acted out being a seed and grow into a sunflower!
On Thursday, we drew pictures of sunflowers. We looked very carefully at the shape of the sunflowers, and how the petals were formed.
On a black piece of paper, the children used a lighter coloured pencil to draw the sunflower, and then follow the lines of their drawing with a glue.
I could see the amazing concentration as the children traced the drawing with a glue bottle. They worked very hard at manipulating the glue bottle as if they squeezed too much, there would be too much glue on the line. It required hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and developing perseverance. It was wonderful to see the children giving this new activity a go and keep trying!
The next day, as the glue has dried, and has became raised black lines. The children then coloured their sunflowers with soft pastels. I talked about how we could use the soft pastels and they do make our hands dirty! and it is ok!!! Being messy is a part of art processes!
This unique activity really showed the children's creativity. I loved the colours they used and how they mixed the colours by rubbing fingers onto the paper. Some used the tips of their fingers and others used the palm of their hands when colouring a bigger area. A sensory activity is an important part of learning through play as the children explore the materials, feel the texture of the pastels onto the paper, how it can be used, and have fun through using all of their senses!
Our Room 2 Sunflowers!
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