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5 fun ways to paint in the rain: let the rain wet the paper then drop food colouring on with eye droppers for added fine motor practise

Tissue Bleeding I forgot about this! I did this in almost every art class. I bet the boys would love this!

Peter Riedel makes art from balancing boulders. "There's a centre of gravity, an invisible spine where it will stay in place. You just have to jiggle it around until it's standing on its own. Over time you get a really good feel for matching rock surfaces and counter balancing." By © Peter Riedel/Rex Features, via www.telegraph.co.uk

Invitations to Explore with Rocks | Reggio Provocations - from Racheous - Lovable Learning (",)

Invitation to explore shells & create transient art... from Rachel (",)

A useful definition of a provocation in children's learning.

Stone towers. Tower Inquiry. Reggio Inspired. - The Curious Kindergarten ≈≈

Mathematics and Science in School District #38 (Richmond): mathematical provocations in K/1 classrooms

If you find a rock-from twitter Lada Duric