How to Make Multi-Coloured Rice for Sensory Play

Here is the instructions for making the multi-coloured rice that we use:

1. Put one cup of rice in a medium sized bowl

2. Add a couple tablespoons of water

3. Add a few drops of food colouring (whatever colours you want), the more food colouring you add the deeper the colour

4. Stir until blended and it is the colour you want.

5. Spread on a baking sheet to dry

6. Occasionally stir the rice around to ensure all the rice dries

7. Repeat until you have as much rice as you want

8. Store in an air-tight container

9. Take to school and enjoy

Matching Activity

Today I created a new matching activity. I used a small binder so the students also work on turning the page to continue to work. This activity can be changed to make it more difficult. For instance the pictures that are matched can be black and white or the same character but not the exact same picture.

Fine Motor Activity for Outdoor Snow Play

Today we went outside to explore the winter wonderland. We added food colouring and water to Dollarama spray bottles to "paint" with. Squeezing the triggers on the spray bottles is a great way to develop fine motor control. The students really enjoyed "painting" the snow.