On Friday, I told them that our first trip around the world will be back in time, over 30,000 years ago. What better place to start our world tour of art, than the beginning of drawing. I read the book "The First Drawing" by Mordicai Gerstein which does a great job setting the stage for younger learners to understand the early human need to draw. After the story, I showed students photos of real cave art and asked them to pretend that they were a cave family with friends at their table. Together, they would create a collaborative cave drawing on a large piece of paper. I dimmed the lights and played sounds from a cave on my phone, to help these creators get in the zone. Using chalks and oil pastels, the kindergarteners did an amazing job working together and creating cave drawings! they also made a small version to take home with them.
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On Friday, the kindergarteners took turns presenting their artwork to their peers at their tables. Students were asked to explain the buildings in their neighborhood and what their symbols stand for. They practiced being good listeners and giving compliments.
Afterwards, I told students that we are going to start to learn about artwork from all around the world. Since the students have spent the last few weeks working on their neighborhood collage, I asked them to write a pretend post card about Philadelphia. They drew pictures of Clark Park, their school, their home and described their drawings in a brief message to a friend. They will continue to write postcards after our around the world projects as a way to reflect on what they learned. We will miss art this week due to the report card conference schedule, but I'm looking forward to our next class! Parents- if you were able to fill out the "Art and Culture" worksheet I sent home, thank you! Last Friday, I talked to students about what makes up culture (a complex topic) so any input you provided helped me to talk with students about their artwork.
After reading "Wherever You Are" by Mem Fox and discussing what makes up culture, the students did their best to create symbols of their culture to complete their collage. These symbols ranged from cultural foods and flags to holidays and traditional clothing. I'm looking forward to hearing the students talk about their artwork with their peers, this coming week! |
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