Beautiful Earth... rocks

I have really fallen in love with our theme last week and this week. We have been learning about our Beautiful Earth and have had such fun as we explore. Our topic for this morning was rocks. We passed a round a picture of rocks and discussed where we could find them. We also passed around several types of real rocks and described them as rough, smooth, heavy, light, shiny or dull.

This morning we made pebble pouches. The kids were encouraged to make flowers and rocks on their sacks. Then we used tissue paper to decorate them and to make a flower.

My girls and their pebble pouches.

Art time...

drawing flowers and rocks...

working hard...

After our pouches were complete, we went on a rock hunt. They were encouraged to find at least 3 different types of rocks.

Looking hard...

After we came inside from our rock hunt, we played a game, "where are you hiding?". We learned a fun song and we looked for rocks inside.

We finished up our morning by making pet rocks.

Each child picked out their own rock to paint and decorate. We sprayed a clear coat so our pet rocks would be okay outside or inside. Each rock has their own personality!