Full STEAM Ahead: Rainbows!

Overview

Each day includes a science/math component, a music component, and an art component. I've got 3 hours to fill- so 4-6 activities are planned daily, which allows time for outdoor play and lunch. I think we'll have fun!

Day 1- Monday

Begin with introductions, rules, explaining the layout, calendar, expectations, etc.
Discuss: Rainbows- what is a rainbow?
Experiment: Rainbow Pan (http://physicscentral.com/experiment/physicsathome/rainbow.cfm)
Project: Build a Spectroscope (http://buggyandbuddy.com/homemade-spectroscope/)
Take a break, eat lunch
Discuss: rhythm, beat, and note types (quarter, half, eighths, dotted half, and whole notes)
Color: Rhythm values (worksheet in notebook)
Play: Boomwhackers!
Sing: The solfege scale using rainbow colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, red)
Play: 2 "mystery" songs... can the kids play the right note, in the right rhythm to identify:
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
​Sing: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Day 2- Tuesday

Experiment: Exploring Prisms (http://buggyandbuddy.com/rainbow-science-for-kids-exploring-prisms/)
Review: Solfege Scale
Learn: I Can Sing a Rainbow
Review: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Take a break, eat lunch
Play: Boomwhackers!
Mystery Songs: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (also begins with an octave- like Somewhere Over the Rainbow- a tricky mystery song!)
Discuss: Pointillism and Georges Seurat (http://harringtonharmonies.com/2013/03/paint-like-seurat.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+HarringtonHarmonies+(Harrington+Harmonies))
Project: Color Wheel- using only primary colors
Project: Create Your Own Pointalist Masterpiece!
If there's time, a game: I Can Sing a Rainbow Circle Game (http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/i-can-sing-a-rainbow-circle-game/)

Day 3- Wednesday. Also, Pizza Day. And Sprinkler/Water Day.

Watch: Donald in Mathmagic Land (https://youtu.be/iEVGQKwKeCc)
Project: Build a rainbow xylophone (http://sugarspiceandglitter.com/kids-kitchen-water-xlyophone-science-experiment/)
Take a break, eat lunch
Review: Somewhere Over the Rainbow- both in song and with boomwhackers
Review: I Can Sing a Rainbow
Learn: Rainbow Connection
Take a break- sprinklers and water fun!- We've also got some sprinklers and sprayers with different settings, so we can experiment and see which spray creates the better rainbow, which spray can make a double rainbow, etc.
Project: watercolor mosaic (we'll begin this on Wednesday, but finish on Thursday) (http://www.hodgepodge.me/watercolor-mosaic-art-and-math/)

Day 4- Thursday

Project: Rainbow Jars (http://sweetandsimplethings.blogspot.com/2011/05/rainbow-in-jar.html)
Also: (http://adayinfirstgrade.com/2016/01/exploring-light-in-kindergarten.html/4)
Experiment: lights. Because we have a lighting designer in the family, we've also got a small inventory of conventional and moving lights to play around with! (http://tckouyeas.weebly.com/lighting.html)
Take a break, eat lunch
Review: Somewhere Over the Rainbow- singing and boomwhacking.
Review: I Can Sing a Rainbow
Review: Rainbow Connection
Learn: True Colors
Project: Complete mosaic project- take the watercolor pieces and put them together as a group mosaic.
We'll then edge and complete the project using this Skittles technique: (http://www.funwithmama.com/easy-skittles-rainbow-kids-candy-science-experiment/)

Day 5- Friday. Last day!

Review everything:
Science Projects- Rainbow Pan
Spectroscope
Prism Exploration
Rainbow Xylophone
Rainbow Jars

Art Projects- Rhythm coloring
Pointillism Color Wheel
Seurat Style Piece
Mosaic
Skittles Rainbow

Songs- Somewhere Over the Rainbow- Sing, boomwhackers, sing
I Can Sing a Rainbow
Rainbow Connection
Colors of the Wind

Using the review as a rehearsal/set-up time, we'll put together displays of the experiments and art projects for parents to ohh and ahh over.

We'll plan on inviting parents and siblings at 1:00pm for lunch, and then do a short musical performance at 1:30. We should wrap up around 2:00-ish.

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As always... thanks for reading!