Making Slime

Exploring sense of touch

Instructions

Homemade Slime

1 plastic bowl

1 1/2 cups white glue (Elmers or similar)

1 cup of cornstarch

Mix glue and cornstarch in a bowl with your hands. (This is using your sense of touch)

Add more cornstarch if too sticky

Store slime in the refrigerator for a few days

1 plastic bowl

1/4 cup of glue with 1 teaspoon of baking soda mixed in

Add 1 teaspoon of contact lens solution

Mix well

Add 1/4 cup of cornstarch and knead

Include a child in the mixing of slime. After slime is made, encourage the child to make a ball, add objects and have fun feeling the slime.

* Slime can be messy but is a wonderful way to develop creativity, sense of touch and fine motor skills

Simplify

This is often a child's first "science experiment" as they learn about chemical principles so make it exciting.

Extend

Chat about how slime turns from a liquid to a solid and how it is gooey and so much fun to stretch. Check this site for other slime recipes and more information.

QUESTIONS FOR CHILD

Can you share what types of jobs a scientist would do at work?

What is the grossest thing you can think of that you have seen?

Materials

plastic bowl
1 1/2 cups white glue (12 ounces - can use clear or glitter glue)
1 cup cornstarch
Second recipe - 1/4 cup of glue, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon contact lens solution, 1/4 cup cornstarch
tablecloth/cover/old newspaper to protect the table
art smock

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Curriculum Plan Resources

Skills Focus

Shape - Star
Color - Purple
Number - Review
Alphabet Letters - S, V
Senses - Touch
Character Trait - Respect
Target Words - Hot, Soft, Above, Below

Monthly Proverb

Scottish-He that is wise can make a friend of a foe

Did You Know?

"The foundations of social competence that are developed in the first five years are linked to emotional well-being and affect a child’s later ability to functionally adapt in school and to form successful relationships throughout life." National Scientific Council on the Developing Child