Lesson Planning with Me!: Mixing Paint Bags

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Mixing Paint Bags

Paint in a Bag

1. Write each child’s name on a bag with a permanent marker.

2. Ask a child to choose the colors to put into her bag.

3. Allow the child to zip the bag closed (check that the seal is good).

4. Place the bags on a flat, clean surface where the children can squeeze, squish, squash and mix the paint by manipulating the bags.

5. At circle time, ask each child to describe the colors in her bag.

More – Mix liquid tempera with liquid dish detergent. You’ll extend the paint and it will wash out of clothes more easily.

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