A Slice of Sky

Here is an idea for making colored rice.
1.Mix quarter cup of water and several drops of food coloring in a jar.
2. Add the rice in.
3.Stir the mixture.
4. Let the rice sit for 5 minutes.
5. Then, pour out extra water with a sieve.
6. Spread rice out to dry on a newspaper.
7. Repeat the steps for each colour.

We’ll be doing this activity this week as we learn about how people in the past and in different cultures dye fabric and make paint.

Last month we made Sumerian clay tablets from dough. The four of us trudged to the pond near nearby where there are reeds a plenty. We pulled some reeds, cut them and the kids did some cuneiform writing on the tablets. Then we baked them in the oven.

Filed under: Homeschool Journal on July 1st, 2008