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Mouse Painting (Color Mixing)

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After reading the story Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh, little ones make a mouse painting of their own. They discuss mixing colors, painting, and the story, then they "dance" with their fingers through puddles of paint. 

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mixing colors, literacy skills

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literacy skills, kinesthetic learning, mixing colors, mouse paint, collaborate learning, english language arts
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Pre-K - 1st
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English Language Arts
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