116- I brought a group in to work on their symmetry drawings. I had one of those amazing moment when a student who previously struggled with a concept finally understands it. There was one girl who really didn't understand symmetry. She was very frustrated after the last class. I sat with her and demonstrated again and again and finally it clicked for her! I'm not sure who was more excited about it- the student or myself! Every child in that group now understands symmetry- I'm fully confident of it- and they have such an understanding of balance after our inquiry.
118- I brought the same group in that we had yesterday and they completed their paper sculptures.
108- I brought the habitat students in to finish their pieces.
112- We had the most wonderful brainstorm about their ocean investigation. We previously talked about what is under the ocean that SHOULDN'T be there. They created a great list of things that belong under the water that demonstrate a complete understanding of ocean habitats. Then they created a list of things that might be under the water, though are not there naturally- shipwrecks, treasure, lost items from the beach, and garbage. Today, they came in and we decided to create a large poster. Rather than have them redraw their ocean creatures, I placed a large sheet of acetate paper on the table and the students traced their drawings. They then added plants, rocks, starfish- anything that belongs on the sea floor according to their recollection. We talked about how we would add garbage to the mural and through a discussion, we came up with the idea of adding real garbage (chip bags, bottle caps, etc.) with tape on top of the acetate. This way it is easily removable and we can make a point about keeping the beaches, oceans and our lakes clean. More to follow after our next brainstorming session!
101- The students finished their sorting shapes project.
104- We brought in a small group for one more session of observational animal drawings. I had two students make huge breakthroughs in observational drawing. That's my favorite part of teaching art- the moment when the students breakthrough and instantly understand how to see the lines. It's so exciting to see the connections being made.
(Photos to follow- I left the camera at school and updated the blog at home this time.)
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