Sometimes the best things happen when you least expect it. Two students brought in a collection of beach glass collected during family visits to our local beach. Around the same time I found some beach glass that had been turned into beads of all sizes, shapes and colours at our local store on sale!!
Their interest in sorting and playing with the beach glass inspired me to create a centre where they could play with the beach glass beads, threading them onto gold pipe cleaner and then wrap them on our little tree. As the children explored the beads they sorted by colour, shape, size, created patterns and counted how many beads could fit onto the pipe cleaner Then they would take it apart and do it all over again the next day.
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Loved the little peak into your classroom Liz. I especially love your tree for the beading tree. Brilliant idea.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandi, it was one of those 40% coupons combined with a sale at Michaels. Well worth it. I think we will paint the branches when they lose interest in the beading.
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