This book...
Inspired this baby,
To go on a nature walk (or crawl, shall we say).
And with these found ephemera, some fall decor (and a lovely mess) was made.
Happy Fall to All.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Monday, July 13, 2015
Good Reads: Planting (and Picking) a Rainbow.
Today, this beautiful story
inspired these little fingers
to pick and explore
and (help) create this herb and flower bouquet.
Friday, July 10, 2015
Friday Favorites: Summertime Sailing.
Okay, so far we're 2 for 2 in an effort to blog more regularly. Here's a glimpse into an end of the year project that was the result of a morning drive to work and realizing I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TEACHING MY FIRST CLASS...IN 45 MINUTES (because I am running late...always).
We used a limited palette for this one because it was the end of the year and I wanted to use up what we had. So the Third Graders used the primary colors and a tint of white and a shade of black to create these beautiful boats.
Before diving into the project though, we did check out many examples of Monet's paintings featuring sailboats and the kids made some pretty astute observations about the colors he used and how his paintings changed as his eyesight changed. One kiddo even remarked, "Monet didn't give up painting. He PERSEVERED." Darn tootin', my friend.
We painted in the following order to make sure we got a good reflection of our boats in the water: water, boat outlines, sky, and finally the insides of the boats and sails (or as one student said, "the boats' guts").
After painting the boats' guts, we folded our papers in half to capture a reflection and BAM, smooooooth sailing!
We used a limited palette for this one because it was the end of the year and I wanted to use up what we had. So the Third Graders used the primary colors and a tint of white and a shade of black to create these beautiful boats.
Before diving into the project though, we did check out many examples of Monet's paintings featuring sailboats and the kids made some pretty astute observations about the colors he used and how his paintings changed as his eyesight changed. One kiddo even remarked, "Monet didn't give up painting. He PERSEVERED." Darn tootin', my friend.
We painted in the following order to make sure we got a good reflection of our boats in the water: water, boat outlines, sky, and finally the insides of the boats and sails (or as one student said, "the boats' guts").
After painting the boats' guts, we folded our papers in half to capture a reflection and BAM, smooooooth sailing!
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