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PRE-PRIMARY PALM LAKES
At the beginning of the year,
in front of the easel with an
array of colours at their disposal,
most of the Grade 000s would
grab one and use that for their
entire picture. Unless encouraged
to change, they were content
with one colour. We are now
seeing that colour has significant
relevance to their art pieces. The
more mature children will carefully
consider their choice and wait
patiently for a specific colour
to become available. Colour is
beginning to have meaning in
their lives and we see their art
reflecting this, really coming to
life.
Red, yellow, blue which one is for
you? The Gr 00s used colour to
sort out a mathematical problem.
Using Kagan’s strategies, groups
of four children solved it. On the
carpet, were various classroom
items, the goal being to
categorise them into the allocated
squares representing each colour.
Once they counted each square’s
items, they agreed on which
had the most. Groups tackled
the problem differently. Some
pupils chose a colour and sorted
that one only. Another worked
as a team sorting all the items
simultaneously. One pupil showed
leadership and allocated a colour
to each pupil and told them which
square to use, keeping them on
track throughout the task.
“Don’t just live a life of
black and white when
there’s a spectrum of
colours available to you.
Don’t confine yourself,
instead express yourself
and have some fun.” –
Anonymous
Verena Subramanian, Ruel Mokoena, Kallum Moodley, Lonk’uthando
Shabalala and Veren Subramanian.
Verena Subramanian, Ruel Mokoena, Kallum Moodley, Lonk’uthando
Shabalala and Veren Subramanian mixing colours in milk.
This quote expresses children’s
excitement when they talk
about their favourite colours.
Life would be so boring without
diversity! The Grade 0 scientists
mixed primary colours, using
dishwashing liquid, discovering
secondary colours, as their
choices danced in “exploding
milk”. Using problem-solving
skills they came up with ideas for
what to do when the result did not
turn out the way they had planned.
Mathematical concepts such as
more and less, measurement and
addition were key. Favourite ‘new’
colours were labelled “yucky muddy
orange” and “slimy green”.
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