Art Becomes a Tool for Thinking

Using art as a tool for thinking, children can:

• make their theories and questions visible;
• take new perspectives;
• represent and explore emotions;
• study properties of the physical world;
• deepen their relationship with each other.

Children use their fluency in a range of art languages to make their thinking visible to themselves and to others, to construct new understandings, and to unearth new questions.

Rocks | Thiebeau | Diffusing Watercolors

Science
If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian is the new book on our shelf this week.



When you find a rock, you don't always know what kind of rock it is.

Have you found a hiding rock? Or a rock to skip in the water? It might be a wishing rock, or a climbing rock, or a rock to kick in front of you, all the way home.

Or you might have found a rock that doesn't have a name yet.
And that might be the best rock of all.

If you find more rocks, please send them in. We are continuing this fun focus.

Literature (and Math, and Art, too)
The children had an introduction to the art of Wayne Thiebeau. He's an American painter whose most famous works are of cakes, pastries, boots, toilets, toys and lipsticks. His last name is pronounced "Tee-bo" in case any of you are wondering. ;) He is associated with the Pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, although his works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists.



We read Counting with Wayne Thiebaud, and although I didn't buy the book to talk about math, (but what a fun way to demonstrate counting), but rather, to introduce the children to contemporary art in a *scrumptious* form!



Attention was brought to the 'creaminess' of this painting below.
Makes us just want to eat it right off the page!


Pie Slice Oil on board, 1991


Seven Hot Dogs Pastel and Watercolor on Paper, 2006


Candy Apples Watercolor over Monotype, 1989



Celebration Cakes Pastel on Paper, 1992.

Art
Watercolor extension. Final work placed on light table for investigation.





Snippets
Tracing on the light table.



Stacking



Storytime



On Wednesday, Lulu turned 3 years old!
*Happy Birthday*



Yoga
Photos by Kellyann







Closing circle


Now the children are beginning to learn group work in yoga. Ms. Krista was describing some of the things they will be working on, and it sounds really neat!

Final Savasanah