Through the next couple of days, I will share a few of those activities with you. Today I am sharing an activity I derived from the book On my beach there are many pebbles written by Leo Lionni.
This book is so cool because it's illustrated in black and white. Most of the pages are without words, but, full of illustrations to gaze at. It seems to intrigue the imagination!
ACTIVITY:
*Read "On my beach there are many pebbles" and take time to soak in the illustrations and all the different and amazing rocks. Discuss rocks…their shapes, colors, sizes and locations.
*Go outside (or travel to a local beach or river bed) and take a walk. Gather some of the interesting rocks you find into a basket.
*When you arrive home, find a safe place to dump out your collection of gathered rocks. Have the children pick through their piles and find a couple of their favorite rocks.
*Decorate the favorite rocks with paint, markers or whatever you want!
SUPPLIES:
a rock (…or 5!)
paints and/or permanent markers
basket - for collecting rocks
Sit back and admire all the special rocks! Discuss why the rocks chosen and decorated are so unique. Ask the children to "show and tell" a little bit about their rock. Encourage imagination and creative thinking during this time with your child.
I look forward to sharing our next "Rock" books and activities with you! Stay tuned!
Peace always
Miss Lisa
