Art
Art incorporates it all! Through a series of structured
works to open-ended creative works, we are exploring geometry, culture, and
traditions. Through these, we work on many indirect skills as well, like fine
motor and pincer grip, focus, and extended concentration. Enjoy!
In these pieces, each child sewed the outline of their hand
onto burlap and wove in feathers to decorate – great fine motor work and
creative. Hang on to the handprints, they change quickly!
This week we also incorporated MakerSpace in a way that
honors the current times. Typically, a makerspace is a collaborative creative
space where a group can generate ideas and build with available materials
together. It's a safe space to explore, create, and collaborate. These days, as
we are not building together physically, the children were given their own
MakerSpace filled with materials you might even find in your own home. The
classroom was filled with chatter and soon enough we had a fishing boat, a
marshmallow on a stick to roast over a volcano, an airplane, a camera, and many
solid creative structures. An art space or maker space is highly recommended
for anyone! Over the holidays, hang onto that extra ribbon and wrapping
paper and you are well on your way!
"Look! It's a camera!" HC
"It's a fishing boat. There's a place to stay out of the rain" L
We also worked on geo-turkeys. Using the idea of rangoli,
which we explored during Diwali, we combined geometry with Diwali and
Thanksgiving! Rangoli is an incredible artform that explores geometry and high
levels of mathematics like area and perimeter, as well as creativity and they
are so beautiful.
"I made a cat!" E
