Materials
Smocks
Individual trays
Liquid starch Dish soap (Ivory works best)Glitter Bubble wands
Instructions
1. Arrange the trays on the table.
2. Pour some liquid starch onto each tray along with a squirt of dish soap.
3. Sprinkle in the glitter.
4. Give each child a tray and a bubble wand. They may scoop some of the mixture into their wands.
5. At first, the ingredients will be soupy and may splatter, but the mixture will thicken.More to doCooking: Make pudding for a snack. The children will see the powder stage, add milk and see the liquid stage, then chill it to see the solid stage.More science: A cornstarch goop table can be open at the same time, consisting of cornstarch and water. The children can distinguish between liquids and solids.Movement: Use a parachute to pretend the class is one giant bubble. The group stands around the parachute and shakes rapidly. On the count of three, raise the parachute in the air, then watch the bubble quickly disappear.Original poemI Am a Bubble, Big and RoundI am a bubble, big and round.I float in the air not on the ground.The children love to hop and seeIf they can pop me!
