Monday Made It!

Happy Monday!

I'm really not sure if I should ever link up with all of the crafty, talented teachers over at 4th Grade Frolic's Monday Made It, but if I make anything that can be effectively used, I'm happy!

First, this happened

Step 1 - Gather Ingredients: 

rubbing alcohol, white rice, pasta, food coloring 

(and coffee, lots of coffee!)

Step 2 - Ugh, this is when I was wondering if this was even going to turn out! I poured one cap full of the alcohol and a few drops of food coloring into a plastic gallon bag. Pour in about 1 cup of rice, seal and shake. Repeat with pasta:

Step 3 - C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y pour out ingredients 

onto foil sheets or wax paper:

Have you guessed what I made?!?

I dyed various shapes of pasta and rice to use for sensory activities. 

Here's how I used the pasta to provide some texture to our word family "dive" today:

How many words can YOU find?

This was our first SENSE-ational box coordinated with our literacy intervention block. There will be many more to follow once they are all student-tested and approved. If you're looking for ways to engage all of your learners, please follow my blog to read more about:

Have a great evening!