Welcome to the After Party! Each week after the weekly blog featuring activities in the elementary department is posted, our sensory cart is parked in the media center where it is available for check out by the rest of the school.

 

 

 

 

 

We celebrated International Authors Day by learning about JK Rowling.

The students loved the magical bubbling oobleck!

 

 

 

 

 

There were lots of fun things to explore in the Harry Potter themed box.

The wizard hat and wand were a big hit!

 

 

 

 

 

Pom poms in the colors of the different Hogwarts houses were sorted.

Of course, we included an owl box 🙂

 

 

 

Next, we celebrated Sesame Street Day.

The students made Grover faces in blue moon sand.

We used a combination of laminated and Mr. Potato Head pieces.

 

 

 

 

 

Colorful chenille stems could be used to make stripes like those on Bert and Ernie’s clothes.

The students got pretty inventive 🙂

 

 

 

 

Pink sand was sifted in our Abby Cadabby box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play food Cookie Monster cookies were hidden in oatmeal!

A few black bean “chocolate chips” were also added.

 

 

 

 

 

Like The Count, students counted numbers found in lentils.

We also included a little vampire puppet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We added yellow food coloring to make Big Bird shaving cream.

Hands were washed in water with more Sesame Street figures including Oscar the Grouch and Grover.

 

 

 

 

 

The students really enjoyed learning about Utah with our next unit.

We learned that Utah’s nickname is “the beehive state”…….

…..so we used our yellow and black rice!

 

 

 

 

 

Our Arches National Park box contained laminated arches and dinosaur stamps.

A letter U cookie cutter was also included.

 

 

 

 

Gold and silver beads represented the mining done in the state.

Beads are always a hit.

 

 

 

 

This box contained items representing the state.

Lots to explore and discover.

 

 

 

 

 

Utah is a popular destination for winter sports.

The students loved the insta-snow.

 

 

 

 

Jello is the official state snack food!

We added jello powder to shaving cream and loved the new texture it created.

 

 

 

 

Hands were rinsed in a small pond filled with fish 🙂

Cherry scented lotion was a nice finish to all we learned about the state of Utah!

 

 

Join us next time for more fun and learning—-Group by Group!