My Thriving Artist learned about Eric Carle illustrations and reviewed the life cycle of a butterfly! These caterpillars are adorable! Very Eric Carle inspired!
Activating Prior (vocabulary) Knowledge through “Bell Ringer” shape sorts. Geometric vs Organic. “What do you look for in a shape to decide whether your shape is geometric or organic?”
My Thriving Artist listened to an SEL book called “Scribbaloo and the Color Cruncher” and created Scribble Sculptures to work on fine motor skills and to foster creativity!
Some of our Kinder & 1st TAB stations are teaching them team work, problem solving (How do I make eyes without crayons?), and using fiber to create art that also works on hand strength because squeezing the glue is a true workout!!!
2nd & 3rd grade learned the significance of Kente Cloths in Ghana, Africa. They learned color choices and patterns had different meanings. We are paper weaving our “Values” Kente projects. Each color represents a special value and the color most dominant, is the most valued!
A shortened time limit with my Primary Thriving artist made us take out our movement break but these awesome artist still made some amazing art by painting with pipe cleaners and stayed focused and engaged!
My intermediate Thriving Artists finished their penguin projects with a Valentine’s Day twist! They used a feather to paint the white bellies last week!