Habitat
Our exploration of habitats continued. For art Monday students created habitats in shoeboxes using natural items such as dirt, moss, sticks, rocks, leaves, etc. Students got very creative with their materials and ideas. They each chose one animal to create a habitat for. There were snake, bird, wild cat, bull, bunny, and many other animal […]
Land, Air, Water
Missing Monday made this week feel extra short! Halloween is on the way, so we have been singing some Halloween themed songs and chants. We are enjoying “5 Little Pumpkins,” “Stirring our Brew,” and “The Ghost of John” (who is a silly, cold skeleton with no skin on). Rain kept us in most of the […]
Decomposition
The artist Andy Goldsworthy creates art in and from nature. Using leaves, icicles, sticks, stones, water, etc. he forms structures and patterns of symmetry and beauty. The students collected natural items or used some already gathered items and created their own natural works of art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy. The Andy Goldsworthy documentary […]
Falling Leaves
Monday students were introduced to the artist Frida Khalo, who is famous for the many self portraits she painted. We observed several of her tamer self portraits and noticed that she painted herself realistically, and we discussed how we could do the same. The children selected eye and hair colors that matched their own, and […]