I am still in the mood for smaller posts that feature a few simple preschool activities.  This week, we’re looking at the world through a different view.  Seeing how the same things look different when seen from different angles or through a screen, stimulates the sense of sight, and is a simple enough science concept for preschoolers to grasp.

Take pieces of colored acetate in different colors, and ask your child to look though each.  What color are the things around her?

Let her look through:

• An empty toilet paper tube
• A piece of flimsy chiffon fabric
• A magnifying glass
• Pieces of colored cellophane
• A piece of netting or gauze
• An empty drinking glass
• Your eye shades

Discuss which gives her the clearest view.  Encourage thinking by looking though a piece of colored cellophane that’s a different color from hers, and asking her to guess what color are the objects you’re looking at.

Have fun!