This document provides a record of a classroom activity where children made paint from skittles. It details the materials used, steps of the activity, intended learning outcomes around color sorting and recognition, and evaluations. The activity allowed children to be creative and use their imagination while learning numeracy, colors, sorting, and comparing. Safety concerns about water spills are noted, and extensions discussing incorporating science, math, and interactions with children are provided.

1. Approaches to Childhood learning – Class activity Record Sheet
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Name: L R
Date:
13th Nov, 2014
Week number:
8
Attended:
Yes
Name and image of the Activity: Making paint with skittles
Materials used:
 Skittles
Time plan:
30 mins
Room and/or equipment requirements:
 Paper
 Paintbrushes
 Water
 Containers
General Aim of activity – To create a piece of artwork using paint made with skittles.
Specific Learning outcomes of the activity –
 Colour sorting
 Comparing
 Grouping
 Counting
 Estimating
 Colour recognition
Steps for making or doing activity:

2. Step 1: Gather the equipment and Step 2: sort the skittles by colour and place them
materials needed. Into containers.
Step 3: Pour water into the containers with Step 4: Use the paint to paint a picture.
the skittles, use a paintbrush to swirl them
around until the water changes colour.
How will the child/ren benefit from the activity?
 The children are given the opportunity to be creative.
 The children are given the opportunity to use their imagination.
 The children learn numeracy, colours, colour recognition, sorting, grouping, comparing, estimating.
Age group/s: (development level)
2+ years
How would you make the activity more inclusive? Principles of universal design  Equitable design is useful and accessible to children with diverse abilities.
How would you adapt the activity to suit outside/inside?
 The children could paint on a wall or cement.
 Bring larger sheets of paper outside so that the children can create a larger piece of artwork or work together to create one large piece of artwork which brings each of their individual ideas together.
Simplify this activity:
Although this activity teaches the children a lot of different aspects such as numeracy and colours, I feel it is a very simple activity and therefore cannot be simplified any further.

3. Variations for the activity:
 M&M’s can be used if you want thicker paint
 Use a dropper to drop the pain onto a paper towel and let the paper towel soak in the paint.
 Use a dropper to drop the paint onto paper and use a straw to guide the paint in the direction you want it to go by blowing through it.
The Learning outcomes linked to Aistear
Exploring and thinking Identity and Belonging Well-being Communicating
Aim 1: 1, 6
Aim 1: 1, 3, 6
Aim 1: 1, 4, 5, 6
Aim 1: 4, 6
Aim 2: 2, 5, 6
Aim 2: 1, 2, 3, 6
Aim 2: 1, 2, 3, 6
Aim 2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Aim 3: 1, 4,
Aim 3: 1, 2, 3, 6
Aim 3: 1, 3
Aim 3: 1, 4, 5, 6
Aim 4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Aim 4: 1, 2, 3, 4
Aim 4: 1, 2, 3, 4
Aim 4: 1, 2, 6
Other curriculums: Montessori, HiScope..
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Safety concerns? If any
The water could spill on the floor and someone could slip.
Could the activity link to an external activity/group/ outing?
Extensions for the activity: Could science, geography, history, culture, literacy, maths etc, be incorporated into to the activity? How? What chan
 Science-The children learn how the water changes to the colour of the skittles.
 Maths-The children learn numeracy by counting how many skittles there are and how many different colours there are.
Interactions with children:
 Talk about how the water changes colour when it is added to the skittles.
 Talk about the different ways the paint can be used.
 Talk about what would happen if you mix different colours together.
Problem solving element?
 What can we do if we don’t have a colour we want?
Evaluation of activity: What did think of the activity?
I think the activity went well. I got good feedback from the people in my group who all thought it was an interesting idea and enjoyed the activity.
Additional information:
http://www.teachpreschool.org/2012/08/how-to-make-skittle-paint/
Summary of your personal learning in points (at least 4) from doing the activity;
 I learned how to conduct an activity with a group.
 I learned how to do an activity that I can use when I am working in an early years setting.
 I learned how to make paint from skittles.
 I learned how to plan a group activity.