Review the Week Together: Unit 2, Week 4

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Display the read-aloud books The Colors of Us by Karen Katz and Red Is a Dragon by Roseanne Thong. Acknowledge children's artwork, writing, and charts displayed around the room. Talk about the things children did and learned this week, including their work in the Learning Centers.

For example, say, This week we continued to mix colors and mixed colors to match different skin tones and we began learning about how objects can appear to be a different color when viewed through a transparent colored material. We also learned about the letter "Rr" and the word red.

• Who can tell me what happens to light when it is cast through a red transparent material?
• Who can tell me what happens to an object if you view it through a sheet of blue and a sheet of yellow transparent materials?
• Can you tell me what paint colors you used to mix a skin tone to match your own skin? How did you get it to be the correct shade of color?
• We also learned about the letter "Rr" and talked about the word red.
• Can you tell me another word that begins with the letter "Rr."

Review the charts made throughout the week. Point out how many new things children learned about colors this week.

Congratulate children on being observant scientists as they explored colors. Invite them to take turns naming their favorite color mixing activity this week and sharing why it was a favorite.

Let children choose a favorite song or poem from the week to sing or recite together.