What a gift of God SIGHT is! Have you ever wondered how it is that our brains actually process light rays to be able to see color?! It’s fascinating and the more I see the intricacies in how things work, the more I see an amazing Creator God at the helm of all things.
Exploring the 5 senses with children is always fun (check out this post) and even more so when you can get outdoors! We’ve been using Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time) for years, and I just love how exciting they make learning for little kids. Sight was our sense of study for the day, so we played with Sunlight during our STEAM station.
Our Big Question was “What shadow shapes can you make?” focusing on the E (Engineering) in the acronym STEAM. The teacher guide suggested using a flashlight and blocks, but I grabbed our Rainbow Blocks that we’ve had for years and headed outside.
We first looked at the Inspiration Photos that Experience Early Learning (EEL) set us. There were all sorts of different shadows and the kids immediately started making shapes with their bodies.
Then we brought out the blocks and the kids started building and constructing-always paying attention to the shadows. They built separately then decided to build together. We were able to talk about lines, shapes, colors, and even how colors mix! When you layer 2 of these blocks, you can see a new color which is always fun.
It was getting pretty hot, so we went inside and started our Invitation to Create. Using our Rainbow Blocks outside was the perfect catalyst into looking at the work of Pete Mondrian. EEL sent us all the main supplies we needed. All I had to add was glue, scissors and black markers.
Lately I have been doing these Invitations to Create alongside my kids so that we inspire one another. My 6 year old said she was going to make her initials which totally inspired me! Although she changed her mind, I took her idea and made mine (an L and a J). Meanwhile my 2 year old worked on his cutting skills. Seriously that kid loves some scissors.
As my little girl watched me, she started creating new ideas of what her work should look like. She cut her black paper into super thin strips and cut bold shapes from her red, yellow, and blue cardstock. She needed a black marker to make more lines when she ran out of the cardstock and naturally when one kid gets something the other has to have it as well. While she outlined her shapes with marker, he got busy drawing circular lines all over his cardstock.
6 year old 
2 year old 
Momma
I know I always say this, but I love how their work turned out. I love how the kids learned more than just about sight, but actually how to pay attention to shapes, colors, and shadows. Learning with littles is so much fun!
Happy Learning friends!
