tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35149882089961209702024-02-19T07:40:14.368-08:00pezzettinotiny pieces of my days as an art teachertherese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-44469726878588426462012-06-11T08:58:00.000-07:002012-06-11T08:58:19.959-07:00Nominated!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am so very honored to share that I've received a nomination for my blog post <a href="http://pezzettinoart.blogspot.com/2010/09/happy-accidents.html">happy accidents</a>. I'm incredibly honored especially since I've been a little neglectful to this baby blog; perhaps its just the boost I need to jump back in!</span><br />
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<br />therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-69065321123076646462011-01-17T11:36:00.000-08:002011-01-17T11:40:17.659-08:00Thanks to Christmas<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm sure most of you already know about Artsonia, but if you don't, it's an online gallery that I post my students' artwork on. Students' families and friends can view and comment on their artworks and also purchase items with those artworks printed on them with 15% of the purchase going back to me for supplies(so awesome for me!). Students can also write artist statements about their own pieces, which has been so much fun for me to see what the kiddos have to say about the projects and their work!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This artist statement written by a first grader was posted today and it is too <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">brilliant</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">hilarious</span> not to share!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This lesson was so much fun! I decided minutes before my class came in, that I was going throw my plans out the window for something completely different! It was a gorgeous snowy day, so I just couldn't resist having the kids draw the snowy scene in the hallway(with lots of windows). We then came back to the artroom and used q-tips to paint the falling snow. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It was a lovely way to celebrate such a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">beautiful</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> day!</span><br />
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</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My great friend at school, </span><a href="http://www.musicabeth.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Beth</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">, told me about this scrapbooker, Ali Edwards, that chooses one word a year to encompass her goals and dreams for the upcoming year. She calls this program, One Little Word. Here is a beautiful composition of her readers' word selections.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I really like this idea of choosing one meaningful word to weave my hopes and aspirations into, in a way that would be encouraging and inspiring instead of intimidating or shameful. So last week, I began my extensive word search for just the perfect word that would simply and intricately illuminate my ambitions. I'm not sure how many people know this about me, but I am an extreme perfectionist about things that are important to me; I may not notice dishes piling up in the sink, but I will spend hours organizing my classroom and writing emails(or blog posts) to make sure that it's exactly right. So finding this one meaningful and perfect word was definitely a challenge!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">I definitely won't be able to accurately articulate how beautiful her talk is, so just watch to it! What stood out to me is that she speaks about having courage and compassion to connect. She describes, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">"Shame is the fear of disconnection."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Isn't that so true!? </span><span id="t_183450" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Fearing vulnerability is such a natural and ingrained fear. It's something we are programmed with. That's why it's so important to be aware of that tendency and move towards that uncomfortable place to gain that connection.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 16px;">There it was; my perfect word just revealed itself to me:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">connection.</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 16px;">After obsessively researching all things Brene Brown, I found that Ali Edwards(the one little word scrapbooker) reviewed her book. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Connection</span>! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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<div class="sds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">a. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The act of connecting.</span></span></div><div class="sds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">b. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The state of being connected.</span></span></div></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One that connects; a link</span></span><span class="illustration" style="color: #226699; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">An association or relationship.</span></span></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The logical or intelligible ordering of words or ideas; coherence.</span></span></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Reference or relation to something else; context.</span></span></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A person, especially one of influence or importance, with whom one is associated, as by kinship or common interests.</span></span></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A conveyance or scheduled run providing continuing service between means of transportation.</span></span></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A physical link, such as by wire or fiber-optic cable, between two or more points in a telecommunications system.</span></span></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A means or channel of communication.</span></span></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-style: normal;">I've always been really inspired to find connections inside and around me. For me, it feels like the world is a riddle or a labyrinth for me to uncover. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>__________________________________________________________________ </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For me <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">connection</span> is cultivating the courage and compassion to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">vulnerably </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">connect to myself, to others, and to my environment.</span></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I want to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">connect</span> to myself and nurture my passions and inspirations.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I want to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">connect</span> to my family and friends; to not be ashamed to be open and vulnerable with others.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I want to make <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">connections</span> in my environment; to open my eyes to the awe and wonder and magic that occurs everywhere, everyday.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I want to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">connect</span> to my students and facilitate life-long meaningful <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">connections</span> for them, as well as learn from those happy faces to be vulnerable, inspired, hopeful, free. </span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px;">One of my goals, is to journal about my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">connections</span> as well as print photographs to accompany my writings. Here are a few of my photos that symbolize <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">connection</span> for me.</span></span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">To make the sunflowers, we first painted a toilet paper roll with a few different shades of yellow. Once dry, we cut them in half and cut slits into the top to create petals. We used pencils to roll the petals back.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The kiddos did such an amazing job on these- they're so full of life and individuality! Seeing these everyday in the hallways makes me so happy and inspired!</span><br />
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</div>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-51689995213715505692010-11-17T20:09:00.000-08:002010-11-17T20:19:07.554-08:00I do!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Just recently, my sweet friend Elsie started an inspiring wedding blog called <a href="http://www.leweddingparty.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Le Wedding Party</span></a> and she was kind enough to post some pictures of my special day. See it <a href="http://www.leweddingparty.com/2010/11/a-splash-of-color-dan-and-therese/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">here</span></span></a>!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Elsie also has an amazing blog, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">A Beautiful Mess</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> that needs no introduction- it's a source of inspiration that's so full of life and creativity! She is going to have one amazing wedding- I can't wait to see what she comes up with!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My wedding day was truly the most </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">beautiful</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> day of my life! It was such an amazing feeling to have all of our family and friends be there to support and love us. I had never been that girl who always dreamed of being a bride, but boy I loved it when it happened!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Listen to the song that I walked down the aisle to... I can't hear it without tearing up!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Ok, I promise that I will post some </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">art</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> soon! Thanks for reading! :)</span><br />
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</span>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-62293327010156103372010-11-16T18:14:00.000-08:002010-11-16T18:14:57.739-08:00Sleeping at Last<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Last week we had some really <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;">exciting</span> news! My husband's band, Sleeping at Last was played in the show Private Practice!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Last Thursday, we had a super fun 'viewing party' at our place. Kim, the band's amazing manager/mom/friend/guru brought us all dessert while we anxiously waited for the song to play! I so love our band family!!! Check out Kim's inspiring new blog, <a href="http://meantforamazingthings.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">You Were Meant For Amazing Things</span></a>. It will most definitely make you feel amazing!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am endlessly <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;">proud</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;">inspired</span> by my husband and Sleeping at Last's creativity and determination. It's so rare that people hop off the beaten path and bravely pursue their dreams. It makes me so <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;">happy</span> to know that their music is reaching out to help and inspire so many people! What a cool job, right? It might be the only job as cool, or cooler than an art teacher! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;">maybe!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Check out Sleeping at Last and their latest project, <a href="http://www.sleepingatlast.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;">Yearbook</span></span></a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Well I could write 10,001 exhausting posts on this sort of thing, so I guess I should stop here! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If anyone takes this test, <span class="Apple-style-span">please, please, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">please</span> post your results! It would be so interesting to see if there is an art teacher personality!!! </span><br />
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</span>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-37327338441812906672010-11-08T18:06:00.000-08:002010-11-08T18:13:33.754-08:00Radial Symmetry Leaf Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Second Grade finished up their radial symmetry leaf paintings and they are gorgeous!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The kids were fascinated with the celebration of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Día de los Muertos. We looked at videos, listened to music and looked at lots of artwork of calaveras, costumes, and sugar skulls. We discussed how the Day of the Dead is not scary, but <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;">joyful </span>and that it's different that Halloween.</span><br />
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</span></a></div>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-4751074743602480962010-10-31T09:19:00.000-07:002010-11-03T14:36:24.130-07:00Autumn Tree Silhouettes<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">The past month has been bizarrely warm, producing some amazing and inspiring sunsets. Every drive home, I've been amazed at the vivid colors and beautiful silhouettes that have occurred. Most of the photos below were taken on my mostly boring drive home(by the way, I don't recommend driving while taking pictures!) </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">I knew I had to do a lesson on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">silhouettes</span>!</span></div><div><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">To make our autumn tree silhouettes, we started by painting a 12x18 piece of paper in a variety of fall colors. I gave little direction at this step other than demonstrating a variety of painting techniques(color mixing, swirls, etc). I also told them to make sure that multiple colors are visible, to avoid them mixing every color together. Although a few students couldn't resist mixing colors to make a single-colored background, but they turned out amazing regardless! Art is all about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">breaking rules</span>, right!? </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">The next week, students used oil pastels to add line details to their paintings. Then they used black paint to add their tree silhouettes. I only demonstrated how to paint the trees, but they came up with many great ideas on items to add, like people jumping in a pile of leaves, birds, tire swings, etc. I am always <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">amazed</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">inspired</span> at my student's innovative ideas! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Lastly, the students had the option to add sequins to their paintings to represent leaves. Students displayed sparse leaves dangling on a branch, swirling leaves in the wind, and a heaping pile of leaves waiting to be jumped in!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Check out a forrest of these beautiful trees on <a href="http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=327095"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc;">Artsonia</span></a>!<br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Leaf Man flew into my classroom and into the boundless imaginations of my first graders. While reading the beautiful book, we picked out all of the leaf people and leaf animals that we could find. We talked about what </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">details</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"> make it what it is? I ask, how can you tell it's a cow, or a turkey? I am always telling my kids that details are what make an artwork special and tell a story. We talked about if a leaf turkey didn't have a wattle(aka: red thing), would it look like a turkey? If a leaf cow didn't have an udder, would it look like a cow? If a leaf duck didn't have a beak and webbed feet, would it still look like a duck?</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Even before the book was finished, lots of the kids were asking, "Will we make a Leaf Man!!!??"... Of course we will!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">I wanted to keep my demonstration short and open-ended, because I feel this lesson is all about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">exploration</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">play</span>. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">I talked to the kids about...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">-thinking of what details your leaf person or animal has.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">-using the right amount of glue.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">-beginning with a large leaf for the body and building off of it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">-cutting pieces of leaves in a contrasting color for details.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">The results are amazingly beautiful! I love how each 'leaf person' or 'leaf animal' has it's own unique character! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">When the kids finished their projects, I had them think of a story that their 'leaf person' or 'leaf animal' is part of. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">I prompted them to think about:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">What could they be doing?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Where could they be?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">What is your leaf person or animal like?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">They shared there stories with the other kids at their tables.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br />
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</span></div></div>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-62251466939084610962010-10-24T05:39:00.000-07:002010-10-24T07:02:54.176-07:00Autumn Leaf Banners<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Our first graders</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">poured into the art room wearing their smocks, discovering a piece of large white paper covering their tables. I was almost knocked over with desperate, "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">What</span> are we making today's!?". </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">So I had the kids gather round one of the tables and I showed them the '<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">magic</span>' crayons(crayon cakes I made with autumn colors). As I was talking, I started rubbing the 'magic' crayon on the paper...stopped suddenly and proclaimed, "How did this happen? Look everyone!!!" A few of them noticed and shouted out, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">"a leaf!"</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">After I demonstrated the texture rubbing, I used liquid watercolors to paint over the leaves. We talked about how to create contrast by using dark watercolors over the lighter colored leaves and vice versa.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pkXUTtwtQ8T_YxyDj2NMF3NV-Q_hGyny2G0w0vPgy9WSDtv5f9gpqTbe1IfyQUq0g68M6qTgX6gjE_wVopBByEGJHFf7wv84th1WbT_71XigWSYJSKXwCxWmBPUDyp8lUBqMnguiILk/s1600/L1050253.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pkXUTtwtQ8T_YxyDj2NMF3NV-Q_hGyny2G0w0vPgy9WSDtv5f9gpqTbe1IfyQUq0g68M6qTgX6gjE_wVopBByEGJHFf7wv84th1WbT_71XigWSYJSKXwCxWmBPUDyp8lUBqMnguiILk/s400/L1050253.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531591822654514690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iYduTKGENYBvT_1n04HNT5nJLKCyku5UTUEGvVeaVlefHFgg2UGm849XVSxjKG6VBeCWF3kFKlMLqFM4oZbP4pPIEQPdD5wH_W1zMjQnhFl81UxVh6KTQdePVmWU1Df_N85iMiYOfcw/s400/L1050255.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531591826472061570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TPBrc1hNmVtFHD5vJcLcvIecFXrdtpoBkVO-Jr9FWv_zOaBcQE3b_J3dqkzacpBg_fN4TOU_PoyfzPf_fvJj1BUYHiRGCVDJqDcDRFRbQ_osB-ja-iLxph1ohC9nfEWKHYh7_97q2VA/s400/L1050257.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531591842879764514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqyddwW13puEmESQwdaxe4YXgAhYohRiID_aRUWetpDoJKlOj5Tro7MecYNsTw-DoqlhsWIUQ5OP1mV7T9t0DzdGhmEBnCie7OhsySfvCvBmKhmj7ur2SmCK9YGTXvVOZ692JntOGZnw/s400/L1050256.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531591839449922370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmamJye0dJ-WwBSmuEg0M6mxaaxPwPm7OaA8MSAEp8ycvx4yI5gviNGlpi1G3XHgdfsW1wceSdhOQ58xfcO3t6EHsw9CGL-uNwXpyWJM8m84HUF30XpvhsyIo0o1h7kA9IXYe9OBgwnbc/s400/L1050258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531591851737037570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The kiddos were so thrilled as they found different kinds of leaves under the paper. I loved seeing each table working together and sharing in the joy and discovery! 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-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibTGTuflPtLast5IGq5qCHmbfk1XkHyLPJZLM4TlttPjKRVWJt4brz4koEtc0qkK-HGXEJYp6KASeQTa351kBFDfTOppPXgPGpIoiCAqAl7vNzcrSGqaKKzdt2szSp5gx7vknOoQHt9A/s400/L1050272.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531592473263576226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">It was hard not to take these amazing banners home with me- they are just so stunning! </span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-66005106620479963502010-10-11T06:07:00.000-07:002010-10-11T08:23:44.528-07:00Words About Me<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gid5qVh1hQM?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gid5qVh1hQM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">For this project, 3rd grade learned about the artwork of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Jasper Johns</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">(no lunches, unfortunately). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">I don't know if this will work, but I used this <a href="http://www.dylanmessaging.com/messages/W5F6-18VU-V737-PPG5-D8UO?commentor-name=therese+english&commentor-email=taciturn.therese@gmail.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">video</span></a> to introduce Jasper Johns. Silly! :)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"> We looked at his artwork and talked about his use of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">symbols</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"> to represent his ideas. We discussed </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">why</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"> he would use common symbols that we use everyday as his subject. One student said that because letters and numbers are so common to us, it's like our </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">second language</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">. Brilliant! I think it's really important to have the kids think of others' thought processes(metacognition).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNNYuZ7nBGpohkv-ePTeT-geiCgzEIDXCoYUue61Rpyl0m-2Tdi0TBIV5e55AvNPbAuxJxgZ37qsgx3CH8E2GgJ-JdmJqkP4ZKlOSYcHWFjY4pH61WsgqxQkpfH3IK534Os51MF67ZJg/s400/Screen+shot+2010-10-11+at+9.09.04+AM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526790413526820434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 398px; " /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">Students picked three or so adjectives that describe themselves to use as a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">blueprint</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"> for their artworks. We talked about how powerful words are in our lives and how they </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">shape</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"> and affect the world we experience.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We measured our papers to create three equal sections(on a 9x12 sheet of paper, mark at 3" and 6"). We then wrote out our words, making sure to have the letters touch the top, bottom and sides of section. Each letter should also touch each other. Using markers, we colored in each shape that the letters made. To finish off our designs, we used silver sharpies to outline our words. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I absolutely <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">love</span> these colorful self-portraits! It was so interesting to see what words kids choose to describe themselves. It taught me a lot about who the kids are and more importantly, how they <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">see</span> themselves. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNI2x7UUgVwVrCB6mmDNiohVKBd5ZIBl3r8cDQccFJ5eIAu1Lw1qiPXxgFvyhQEbhkU2qsCo6hgDzIyagUZMDYleO2JSZYG7aeeBHGpOHjDXLFsCXDgOBWFB1kAKQfwIBc3apI0OzNXN0/s400/L1050163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526780802674538626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">Some </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">great</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"> words: creative, hyper, silly, writer, caring, fashionista, muslim, and last but not least, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">eater</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">...he must have heard about Jasper John's lunches! :)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-18294266553609344822010-09-30T18:15:00.000-07:002010-10-01T13:23:21.865-07:00Hats off!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UPBS_tQmj_mKP_qGU8RqM6p9pBoZfwkc18rMMtpSNOWbWzjLDAKS_Kjhnylt43T2lXkHe7ZgpOriNC6TMJcRjPv8TR4xzHaT82QLcJpfELqJ4O_7sd5f3vmwWTl1NPxa4CMjbY4J-QI/s1600/sarah2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522881265709249794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UPBS_tQmj_mKP_qGU8RqM6p9pBoZfwkc18rMMtpSNOWbWzjLDAKS_Kjhnylt43T2lXkHe7ZgpOriNC6TMJcRjPv8TR4xzHaT82QLcJpfELqJ4O_7sd5f3vmwWTl1NPxa4CMjbY4J-QI/s400/sarah2.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Hats</span> off to my adorable first graders on completing their 3-D hats! When I saw this <a href="http://www.artforsmallhands.com/2010/08/cut-paper-collage-hats.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff99ff;">lesson</span></a>, I knew it wasn't a choice- I HAD to do it! Last year, I did a paper roller coaster lesson along the same idea, but this is so much more fun! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I wore my example hat as the kids walked in(their classroom teachers probably thought I was a mega-weirdo, but it was so worth it- the kids <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">loved</span> it!) It was hilarious seeing their faces trying to figure out what's going on... why is this crazy lady wearing a wacky paper hat! </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">As always, their pieces out-shined my example, hands down! </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebfwT5gCNGi94EYqwnRqUT8HwKTONcIl6C0wNiXbPF_SwNK7igJqFygvmip30Ehd4ksG-szDJKL-_PM8FeSuAZUILveyiGJsxabrzWro3hB36De1_XuAwY3pQwX_8WVzS8nOBTFzkFVo/s1600/megan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522881254800748674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebfwT5gCNGi94EYqwnRqUT8HwKTONcIl6C0wNiXbPF_SwNK7igJqFygvmip30Ehd4ksG-szDJKL-_PM8FeSuAZUILveyiGJsxabrzWro3hB36De1_XuAwY3pQwX_8WVzS8nOBTFzkFVo/s400/megan.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY__XjBWZ4sVWXaCDI6QJ8kzJ4JGZUmS3HX9xDFUNfq-rafdzCuYPSqQlwDdXpRmNpOX8OYJ-pQqPzrdh5sL3n9CfeJNqsWR2aGNVJlcf2siBwieVfY4Bp2EOmiVwUp_SR0NHyeMi0QHw/s1600/L1050097.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522881250143498898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY__XjBWZ4sVWXaCDI6QJ8kzJ4JGZUmS3HX9xDFUNfq-rafdzCuYPSqQlwDdXpRmNpOX8OYJ-pQqPzrdh5sL3n9CfeJNqsWR2aGNVJlcf2siBwieVfY4Bp2EOmiVwUp_SR0NHyeMi0QHw/s400/L1050097.jpg" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">To show off their amazing creations, we had a fashion show around the classroom, set to David Bowie's 'Fashion'. The kids were <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">twirling</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">posing</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">clapping</span> and one student even did some amazing robo-moves!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522885980248377554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-E_cv2s2XoJeL16jAb4CNk-RAZyM3IUc8H9OJXpefDi2zG8AllH3symbnrzSbsZJRvziRbEapjEot0qAScm6KfwFWKCafA3rxPSScPztomt11F_CJIkahJ66KSNN02xKNsuFJJvUGi8Q/s400/3.JPG" /></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); 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-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9sTJP0KOBjJbyP5nQ4eWFtmmMmukKTgiqYrIIDfC6cMM1M4JJqdDTnI5AW0G2_mqOp_khs5aIyoXEGpr1dwrHwBJ8SPCGb2GrEy0emWEuK6qZxOT3Ds5fbfytRfJ51SJiB685MZkifM/s1600/Nina+Blue.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 347px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522881243568915634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9sTJP0KOBjJbyP5nQ4eWFtmmMmukKTgiqYrIIDfC6cMM1M4JJqdDTnI5AW0G2_mqOp_khs5aIyoXEGpr1dwrHwBJ8SPCGb2GrEy0emWEuK6qZxOT3Ds5fbfytRfJ51SJiB685MZkifM/s400/Nina+Blue.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJMcHcdmt1Lr95pJpyKmj12_-QzwRtamGVpvRDkSZALQmUqiAOKJPBMWWE2rS6lYbkXwnxxvIKTUErbVLBBUcMEsToHnN5TF6NYmJWQOyUFwKSwtsUfVqPKj7K3iK8j3Jatf8rVrMbXU/s1600/thomas.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522881239049751474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJMcHcdmt1Lr95pJpyKmj12_-QzwRtamGVpvRDkSZALQmUqiAOKJPBMWWE2rS6lYbkXwnxxvIKTUErbVLBBUcMEsToHnN5TF6NYmJWQOyUFwKSwtsUfVqPKj7K3iK8j3Jatf8rVrMbXU/s400/thomas.JPG" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">First grade always amazes me with their <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">boundless</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">imaginations</span>! </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Check out all of their beautiful hats on <a href="http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=315444"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff99ff;">Artsonia</span></a>!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-26973210658613737082010-09-26T15:02:00.000-07:002010-09-26T15:46:50.031-07:00Fingerprint Stories<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Speaking of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">happy</span> accidents... </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">With this lesson, I had the kids use markers to draw on their fingers to make fingerprints covering their entire paper. Any project where the kids get to draw on themselves is a winner!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new'; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new'; ">We talked about how we didn't need to focus on making 'perfect' fingerprints because different sizes and shapes allow us to be more <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">inventive</span> with our designs(this encourages happy accidents and less perfectionism!) Students came up with a story and then used each fingerprint as a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">character</span> in the story. I encouraged them to try to include as many different designs as they could think of. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0er58qEqBbvLFRRgvMgHZIFQUl4W2VRXm4Mofw57y2jXuJ_WQccm4hV_uPCERM03UQcjiD8KUb_eNZLL9IspuMqum4BqLGBfXtgaxZC6kV3FzSa_sX7lYbxd03BezuWM7sjkrOF2p-G0/s400/20.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521349782526330434" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Goo Goo beeb indeed! Two thumbs up(or on the paper) for these creations!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DK3U_nsHZfnlOdyLTHhmIoRh-B9eoGsfDrbkInVRjjAT5u3AdOdCgEX1998JGXtKzRy0v4a790pPbfbNhtsNRNbtkHYSf5gUtiuE5vQNz8deh8cY-ZhUXWra-2eO3cGajR9kEzo1dvI/s1600/4.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7Op3BsdtymsZAZA9v5-Gbg-LTNcnw3GpUfNeg1_2bsI-B_CTCxg6qcnFDLj4w4jyWeZzmaQywVnG6iSz8dTgVmtXAPqBSqVOF0zonqAnIi2SVbqq46MSPCh7w8L1cKi62iE603ZTQj4/s1600/3.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFZ5XtGSK0FHLId9qkrd2urVc74SfMT4mFAG2_Wxotr24PjXtdtaiVpi-Oq7bIQfOo6X1p4_Xdplvlverc95WDpp_VWA8UGxu25JCRZA_NQY9M0H2WK8H9E9NabH0r-w_2y1SvUGQ_D4/s1600/2.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-85193117601361656192010-09-25T19:51:00.000-07:002010-09-26T06:43:13.754-07:00Happy Accidents<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">I don't paint things. I only paint the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> difference</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> between things.</span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">-Henri Matisse</span></span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVDfvVsD2Y7Cab06tYXG4Lcd2HGVh-8CLPCQEiRUz6YFf3b7axOAfGe2VcXocOEQbtoWRXbIFKnyNe3Vf5arjkmO6KpAhwrqBIMwQiSy9H7Kwjs_EDR9m1Dm5AE6W3RuSUKAr5QcbYIo/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVDfvVsD2Y7Cab06tYXG4Lcd2HGVh-8CLPCQEiRUz6YFf3b7axOAfGe2VcXocOEQbtoWRXbIFKnyNe3Vf5arjkmO6KpAhwrqBIMwQiSy9H7Kwjs_EDR9m1Dm5AE6W3RuSUKAr5QcbYIo/s400/1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521038618153103890" /></a><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I'd say that one of the most important things that the kids take away from my class would have to be critical/creative thinking skills. Over painting, drawing, sculpture, or any artist or art history, I feel that creative problem solving is the most <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">meaningful</span> in students' lives. Try as I might, not every student will become an artist or even continue to have a place in their lives for art, so I feel that giving students the ability to see <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">possibilities</span> instead of obstacles is something that every student can take with them the rest of their lives in whatever they do.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">This year I'm really focusing on the idea of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">happy accidents</span>; taking something that you didn't expect and turning it into something even better. Aside from this being a great way to increase problem solving skills, this philosophy also decreases the amount of paper thrown out from so called 'mistakes'! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">This lesson starts with talking about <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/watch_shape_geometric.cfm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><b>geometric and organic shapes</b></span></a>. This little animation is a neat way to introduce the concept. We then practice by drawing examples of geometric and organic shapes on the board and in our sketch books. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The kids start by drawing <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">geometric</span> shapes and then coloring them in with water-based markers. I tell students that the colors will blend and run together, so to think about what colors they could put next to each other for interesting effects. I really like telling the kids that artists are sort of like scientists; we try lots of things in order to discover different possibilities!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The students then drip water onto their drawings. The bleeding of the markers creates beautiful and interesting <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">organic</span> shapes as it dries. Using ultra-fine sharpies, the final step is to outline the geometric and unexpected organic shapes to create the finished composition. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZfZ8Cu84MautrsZe333-okBX2hLisV1VN-ZW_714mvqynVQqEGmnMhlHXajFX4gZXPqlKZeIZQGSgqJG9fw1Rle-UwhXyC3qvtLhCUnqErACPuTvOmcyx9AnCoaLZLQapOZlTcODC1A/s400/3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521056969183395026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwo9c43kpvK3FwV-7rbqH-RRR5oT0BixngONz5Tn-nnjfo4GQed8_5d0spW6PjYtYTi0dRMjN1Cp2OMYCN-rKkdmaRCXuSgstszslKsx2jAT6MVwlSjnuPy5qbVxr3LQITEHIupVHIbk/s400/2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521056958601800034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSOdd5hcNKgTqNnXBywAfrB7zBEDLlbiFbtvE5S55U562Y8hwIMEGZXecyFRxjCzehiymaN2wjDXTQzAi9KteQbg4WVAQnwJpx6o3pkFH2IA_4xElvedUJhEIgcD4ZGl6izgCHSsCYF4/s400/4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521057500880224242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rBbxho7_ZGa68O3m3UcrBSr5g6JhOeW0qqLROweuOe2-iK8GVGJn3X4zm0GOEhEL3fGpuMJXMBrSESuoC5l7gkVebR9FLOo37UxB3cjKQaJsurrvqtJAZUNhvhA5piIxQNhv663XV8I/s400/5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521057714541015698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPayZmf_CvgSKXxQXnAI0tFnNleWL3x09niNONDl_H4BwhwIuUSONWYVJJLqRWtciJyz_SNZAMZPJ2J682RQoDsU7d3jc0X0UpfWv38gKLpSgjQuR9bN99iNBicKPtWWFhR8BLC0K0yDM/s400/6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521058167141130466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">'It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer'</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">-Albert Einstein</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">These 'happy accidents' make me very </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">happy</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> indeed! They are even more beautiful than I even expected!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Check out all of my kiddo's work on </span><a href="http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=313701"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><b>Artsonia</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">!</span></span></div>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-85120508902096861432010-09-19T19:02:00.000-07:002010-09-19T21:00:15.275-07:00Andy Goldsworthy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFL_VeEUh91jssjp4tE3r3Gqj9rwfROgc17kXwN_tbyz-NSQqUx7eOMJTXK9-2JZ09gZ-4xfpvpIu4WZSRJbaeZaymdwripF8khsydylWwyFS_PpYSvcgyvg01D0CF16qdJeyXecrTgow/s1600/andy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFL_VeEUh91jssjp4tE3r3Gqj9rwfROgc17kXwN_tbyz-NSQqUx7eOMJTXK9-2JZ09gZ-4xfpvpIu4WZSRJbaeZaymdwripF8khsydylWwyFS_PpYSvcgyvg01D0CF16qdJeyXecrTgow/s400/andy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518793808814671714" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 22px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">“What lies below the surface effects the surface” </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-Andy Goldsworthy</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Last week, my 5th graders started to learn about the artist, Andy Goldsworthy(one of my favorites!) A sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist; Andy Goldsworthy creates site-specific </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">land art</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">from natural and found objects. His works are some of the most beautiful, poetic, quiet, moving...(insert about 50 more glowing adjectives...) that I've seen. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The kids really love Goldsworthy as well because he makes art that they do all the time. I even had one student tell me he's his new favorite artist!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 22px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); line-height: normal;font-family:Georgia,serif;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZA6t6dv4P4gU35EUroyN4Z2nyT-AJiM7lSQm1A1ukzf_qtLDngKk_tIUhyphenhyphenoV4MdqFDOv16M1rvMsUQPqm6IYo1kZxND-imyZ3WFWwKIGdWpOYi40thbMpf4rFGncbmhzYEF-i4687CQ/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518820378553837314" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" border="0" /></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 22px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); line-height: normal;font-family:Georgia,serif;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3r1gJ3_bt5yxVUSNuL2S3NhDxXwAyC5QE7af2u1bWijUIwCgaAWEcYa6UNpi3taYLdWdNEtKfZD2YQkGI7hoy5OD0tliJF9jUG0N_M6CmxGS2JLgvlAwyc9aRxeq-ft1dv2CAfl9BWU/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518820672234825794" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 361px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 22px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); line-height: normal;font-family:Georgia,serif;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3H9J45svKe343_nEZdWbup9JXn_4TDKKCvFl6Gwge_k3CfW_YNd3CmaOrMKQzrRS05stg8U3bn6h9PvdHKsGaXCQ9gA91QO66cLejSCWsYmVWAaNooQJE4sIO4xv3md7-E08aLeBOUE/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518820866423910098" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Using a powerpoint of Goldsworthy's work, we talked about themes and questions that are present in his natural installations.</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Why</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> would he make art that would be destroyed?</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Why</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> would he choose to only use natural materials?</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Why</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> would he make art where such </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">few people would see?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;font-family:Georgia,serif;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGOz4vIvyje1LkX78bcFC0eTLr28P8o9WLTXhyaPjae11GbwlTzAdlCdpysoZGQ1JpLr7-raLtR581J4TlPNdVc8stt4Gg8W7nnZYLbRMtu1PxNu5dijkpAY_4kyseNmwFKZBcCemdSE/s400/sand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518801587607153634" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 265px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The kids had some really insightful interpretations of his work. I always love hearing what they think of different artworks; they often get to the heart of the meaning so succinctly! When asked about this work, one student said that because the lines look knotted and random, that maybe it represents his thoughts, and the tide that washes away the drawing, untangles his thoughts. Beautiful idea, right!?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We also talked about how Andy Goldsworthy values the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">process</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> of making art, not just the product.</span></span></div><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iBcdL8uO71E?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iBcdL8uO71E?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We spent one day viewing the powerpoint and talking about Goldsworthy, and we also watched some of a documentary of his work called 'Rivers and Tides', a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">beautiful</span> film of his process. Then I had the kids choose if they wanted to work in pairs or by themselves. They spent the rest of the hour sketching their ideas and deciding how they wanted their artwork to be photographed. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The kids were fascinated with Goldsworthy's work and had a blast making art outside! I had one student ask if Andy Goldsworthy was 'worthy of gold'...hehe! For the amount of learning, fun, and inspiration that took place- I think so! </span></span></span></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyvZySgbTXii7zxAVheBOsGpAuU2W6iXrAHgAFZNRdeRTa3AxG_eGTJknGt9Q9sR4uoSOiOjMIphmBP_4HwZA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-77295977762374372912010-09-06T21:49:00.000-07:002010-09-06T19:49:26.727-07:00Color Wheel Spinners<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>What could poss</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">ibly be better than art? Art that SPINS!</span></div><div><br /></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SWrp404Wj5OZc9c-0t5o-EYycHEPDkMRgJsGIF4tQTdG6monVGo4UfCIhv-xQfYGyf5gJvs5WOByDBs9Sd2s6Nd-4QtCesUrPz8_Aq14yd0_YAKUEL4w00i_JaJvM2elvf4gcCYAZZQ/s400/one.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513956354651927490" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMUY6eFKrLJqU0qd3M5_SfKrohiCzB2wfUfHw0AHZDbR7F4rkrDcK7squt25x4ONlEkKjvEF1I9cSN2LSGIQKJktfYRUSFC2ejI1p3T9uzXzcTA8LM-WztZskfD6qwX-2CBbEAtay3VM/s400/two.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513956366244766018" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZz2kO5Gvkpc4E8Z57B_yac8v1UA_lyXC4pZz6mdsRnu2_DQO9SZif6deCSISlpfFu1t5oNNOnBPwBoIhXp3EZ6zmJBCF1vgfovvBIP8oQbKTKuhXHbKD2VMxZpiyg0GHwHX62dMdSM4/s400/SPINNER1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510999615046788850" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXds3JLPS6ekwQZOsldeKlHkDvRTZDQZF15wZFKfPYhblsBu_AoSJD_FbGQXHU5UAA3Z5qW794zW8JX_FqP2oQYCSmyJtxxsrswSv4MoxWRoplXB1AOmkRVBvxH6D3Z545WHCoImiIb8/s400/last.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513956372852475138" border="0" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">4th grade did an <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;">amazing</span> job creating their color wheel spinners! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">It was such an inspiring scene to witness twenty something kids </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">spinning their color wheels at once, knowing they were <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;">experiencing</span> color mixing, not being told what it was. They were amazed at how they could 'trick' their eyes into seeing colors that weren't there.</span></span></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We started off reviewing color theory. In fourth grade, they already know about primary and secondary colors, but I think it's important to touch on it again before we move on to tougher concepts involving color later in the year.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We then talked about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;">optical illusions</span>. I showed them works by Bridget Riley to give examples of how something two-dimensional can appear to be moving. We talked about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">why</span> an artist would want their art to look like it's moving. One student said that it's like the person looking at the art is part of the art. I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;">LOVE</span> how much I learn from the kiddos!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKE-qpV2LGtO0tWFKQ0NxrY3ucrcr_x6eTySm-mFta-lG2YBhJMl3apx37sjD8EGTtbjH1Aa6sHgEixA2UELanLjDBhee7vRmZrK6q3lHPcGuh-oHFNAhurTH4oqFOhD_8_76FbopNZ8/s400/BR1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513961180117919122" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 393px;" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMAz6BxUfQznSbuNnoTVIswHu_qGGyAafRnTtwVcQqmI-uYfCUV2cbjMQhsEBjcbujnMV5nGI5wVwASzzG-5PPQa_e3ZqWFK1QXoHAjnHmFKdIYjGWH1hurieUuDcSCr8bdpxHj_b0aI/s1600/BR2.jpg"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMAz6BxUfQznSbuNnoTVIswHu_qGGyAafRnTtwVcQqmI-uYfCUV2cbjMQhsEBjcbujnMV5nGI5wVwASzzG-5PPQa_e3ZqWFK1QXoHAjnHmFKdIYjGWH1hurieUuDcSCr8bdpxHj_b0aI/s1600/BR2.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMAz6BxUfQznSbuNnoTVIswHu_qGGyAafRnTtwVcQqmI-uYfCUV2cbjMQhsEBjcbujnMV5nGI5wVwASzzG-5PPQa_e3ZqWFK1QXoHAjnHmFKdIYjGWH1hurieUuDcSCr8bdpxHj_b0aI/s1600/BR2.jpg"></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMAz6BxUfQznSbuNnoTVIswHu_qGGyAafRnTtwVcQqmI-uYfCUV2cbjMQhsEBjcbujnMV5nGI5wVwASzzG-5PPQa_e3ZqWFK1QXoHAjnHmFKdIYjGWH1hurieUuDcSCr8bdpxHj_b0aI/s1600/BR2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMAz6BxUfQznSbuNnoTVIswHu_qGGyAafRnTtwVcQqmI-uYfCUV2cbjMQhsEBjcbujnMV5nGI5wVwASzzG-5PPQa_e3ZqWFK1QXoHAjnHmFKdIYjGWH1hurieUuDcSCr8bdpxHj_b0aI/s400/BR2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513961188436176178" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" border="0" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAefYjOv5CQ6MZxo_sf2N3uC80YdCYxsCl2SNQ-Rv7unkls_qIZX914A_BzYF7BgYHsWBZ8jfkLV0FikRyEPB7eDnpPOlV14PwIhPt22SaPTKEkhyTmV7IrsB0z07jMZ_PpInyQkiuU0/s400/BR3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513961197925769058" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 339px;" border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Using red, yellow and blue markers, the students started coloring in a worksheet using a code to know which color goes where. Usually, I don't like giving such prescribed projects, but the placement of the colors is crucial to see the secondary colors form. To give them creative freedom, I had them design the back of the spinner( I told the kids they are color scientists and that they are experimenting to see what happens with their designs when they spin it). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);font-family:Georgia,serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19NUoqEKX6Kbv51DfMDxJJKptDg6vAyfXqqgWU74LLB2uREO3Ew6ADq0YCpIkcJgX5A6H9UebTvU_ZLSXFg77bkuRPb0EjwNE7OFvTAWQWjEjcuZL_DDdyGDFMk0Zl9VbGjMBTPldU_M/s400/first.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513977197379485362" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSXgaWKxIH14v-Nc85h4ZocKJZ_CKdfpsI2A1XSR6UysD-LSrXGzycIQBwI40MierTYauJhfpAvZUaqpua9L8K8IJ018dP_pOOPIJlMTavg_DSL9VepHkRIDXXS5O9QdDmVv7JpSuoeM/s400/1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513977184995860994" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSboHtz1BfMlrEkP4WAqZwYl84H8857ONmgoyk-h8e5Io3ypNAupfnrehu8ID6gHoCidjOIKCBiMwlHghZO4uIippyolo9umeaJiHWUrnsTde4RkHvPm2uFCx15To2tx88n1i8MsAzyio/s400/2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513977183320889330" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibd_ck6GXPopMhyphenhyphen7abns1RWSmdb-uY3LO5UkrD_8wXDRjO1VnTFeODsJ7zELyMBTruxECRDxmJ_BTJUjGQUMHLgd9rPaEtz0J_19UCyWW2mQ8hha_rohPMK8j2h-26jYykT3kcUgVuiXI/s400/3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513977174257339938" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSJVrG0MgIbKn3ueMccp1igFkcEIhnSj_XmMFZ3LvmBMVqG1a_06F9N4L5IzY41NVikb18hXk7SZ82GLLBy_AbErrcQyhY79KR-GESy7elOJVRp_XKdMNHIJPEa4PWcwQCqe0HU0MnXg/s400/end.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513977163927012162" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5aeZxWIrLrjineuUK1xNv91-I-bC17LC8otirnZTb60kEIr7c57hW50dcVHt4arkHljH7VYQsYaIdaqBKYpHTUUn4XvJOanpMElk2wc7CuchcRSqflpZibaXFthC-THPZYjSZ6ZF9kw/s400/alt2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513978565551757138" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6C0CdRzUUlnIX6lSM6LCkMg2CmVjSWD4mM9iTwuK5GGwmQaCdKT0LIWq026AXiGpTbJPcI3gF1LAu2v4l8y7MceipZhDKBi6ewhQI338I8At8mi-N1jwVG5naaJtw2ZLVlKxEi3W3GA/s400/alt1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513978575659463746" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">After the worksheets are completed, the students cut out the circles and traced it onto a piece of light cardboard(make sure it's light enough for the kids to cut, or have them pre-cut). They then pasted the designs onto the cardboard and poked two holes in the center of the circle( I made two little circles on the worksheet, so students would know where to make the holes). The students cut a piece of string, the length of their arm-span, and thread it through the two holes. They tied the two ends together so that it made a loop. Then they placed the circle in the center of the string, and started winding.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">It takes a little bit of practice to get the spinning technique down. It's important that the circle is centered between the pieces of string and that the circle stays vertical while you spin it. Make sure to give the kiddos plenty of time to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">spin away</span>! </span></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Check out the spinning in action!</span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dydWgNazkpu8U9WgizHVlNhjIxIqsltKyEEAAzchIR4HvJpkZYfxdxd6GO9TjaPR0vrWLWIdXgyuLvQmCiZUA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">When kids get to experience learning, it sticks(and spins!)<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-69677475864892728602010-08-24T18:48:00.000-07:002010-08-24T21:02:04.103-07:00YUM!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JrbPs39WK_-K9Q5CEQ_zHIYRF0QctN9FqIq4AZNe532a4Fa30MMChNkkrqottLC-aCmEONbGIdCBLAadciIvedFyNon9pPKSgvEcEElGJD7o4bHycHAnpPCe7Te6UF3LuKTQ_K2Ll1E/s1600/L1040236.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JrbPs39WK_-K9Q5CEQ_zHIYRF0QctN9FqIq4AZNe532a4Fa30MMChNkkrqottLC-aCmEONbGIdCBLAadciIvedFyNon9pPKSgvEcEElGJD7o4bHycHAnpPCe7Te6UF3LuKTQ_K2Ll1E/s400/L1040236.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509168949509106242" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjQzrxpiX5iU_yIvxKV_c0wSAvh6dzJlvKbumDkz2AkDgFQ9R0otrSTWwzWpZhAbUxYypLgMu1s0fYzd8vN3tc8l3Y0jwdiSlyG8ukwdfGquQQsFCYJqE7EUgOvEr10IWQyaN8Ouiqj4/s400/L1040227.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509182528807171666" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">Last week was my f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">irst week back at school and I truly couldn't wait to get into my classroom! Over the summer, whenever I saw any kids, I had to hold back the urge to ask them to sit down with me to make an Art p</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">roject! Because that wouldn't be weird or anything...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Since I st</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">arted last year after the sch</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">ool year had begun, I never got to experience the first week of school. With the entire summer to plan, I spent a lot of time thinking and dreaming about what I wanted the first day of Art </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">to look like. Of course we </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">need to talk about expectations and the rules of the Art room, but I also want to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">inspire</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">excite</span> my students on their first day, to get their minds spinning with possibilities about what they could create this year(and not to mention, it wouldn't be very fun for me to talk about rules all day!)...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Enter edible color wheels.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLkQwSJkCHnSvHWZ8AAMxmqNZQS1VflMS1hgMsBSLxiYVQVAZFlbVA7Z_q1kCh7AwyW9cMocdPC3y4YqmS8x2wpTlSFXOIbYBtQF9IEdhdulyeMWQ7CTdf_whjUBB8ILRLL8rhSUaVbs/s400/L1040196.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509175943868650850" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PYvsnx6ZLpFbPzmimirhR7Oeb8_ShIR-3BMp9-9i-15pckN3a2yajxqLx_2FKC0RDjjHiejcn7t4Fiid74P4Ffyt15yoAOezFJ6hOVmAZznrOkAB1tFrj-jI4P9ODqt-YiC-LeT40ZM/s400/L1040193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509175565039364386" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj6yWShplPvWfCPFCPrpczBsOQOTu04Ad7iQZyk2RcYuYAsSlsV1UA00WlCrI7UZGBHfLL4CnKkF96pmyXsvk5gBUxaWj5B2yi43TjseTbayoHNvAru__eVMzPXjaWzZw64Ayw4p6rDI/s400/L1040174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509173439428504258" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Imagine 28 second graders filing in to find the typical pencils, glue, and markers missing, replaced with cookies and colored frosting! Their facial expressions were a mixture of confusion and anticipation! Isn't that how we always want our students to look? After hearing about bits of their summers, new seats, and a quick run-down of the rules, we began our baking debut!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">To prep this lesson, I added the red, yellow and blue food coloring to the frosting to create the primary colors, so that the kids wouldn't have to use the food coloring( I had visions of ruined first day outfits!). To start the lesson, we talked about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">primary</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">secondary</span> colors( I left out tertiary colors due to time constraints). I put the kids into groups of three and numbered them 1-3. Each group received one color wheel worksheet to complete together(this was a good time to talk about team-work and supporting one another). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">The students then mixed the primary colored frosting in a new cup to create the secondary colors. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Each student in the group got to ice one of the primary cookies and one of the secondary cookies.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">The number system helped keep the project organized and it allowed time for me to walk around to check to see if everyone had made their color correctly. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The process and results were <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">wonderful</span>! We all had so much <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">fun</span> and most importantly, I truly believe the kids will have a lasting memory of color mixing, and it wasn't too horrible for me either! I can't wait to repeat this project year after year!!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7hzo657RRG72Sk27gjNXzFyOsWH1PVyTpaurGGA8ZIIfYsybmirwpsuDx12lIRvck2YqIaT_UxoBhVmGE_3bQn5299l36H4bSPU207L5R-C7qeW64Qy4zxY9i8OL6qCKybzgyuAAQcw/s400/L1040213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509183030073413922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhI1PCxa2DroXkHf19hNhJBJGqjO4PSR3OBNx2tNnWFTW4UAiH8PCOQ2KDqyWPD5hrIqmTm_WB0IKIf-ppPBqBD0I6bjZM_vowG_wZGiWafu6XShkAX7qNHOpZx77cezV8mX5Zhs81oA/s400/L1040243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509183679921974466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-23051523040336067772010-08-22T18:03:00.000-07:002010-08-24T18:46:04.266-07:00words<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Qcwv5vIKJdnNcCU11hy9mCkATG_tDVN0ZXP-dAW1uX0uIfjZ5na7HqZFAdwSoVoSWb9_AuFLzqOLyEaDZfEdMrsUTWIXZO-OHVZhKpXQDRRE26zROtKtKl6zI4kSNGFzQg0NA5fzhUM/s1600/words.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Qcwv5vIKJdnNcCU11hy9mCkATG_tDVN0ZXP-dAW1uX0uIfjZ5na7HqZFAdwSoVoSWb9_AuFLzqOLyEaDZfEdMrsUTWIXZO-OHVZhKpXQDRRE26zROtKtKl6zI4kSNGFzQg0NA5fzhUM/s400/words.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508404787592070722" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Would our thinking and feeling be the same </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">without words? </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For the past few days, I have gone back to this question time and time again. 'How do words and language shape our thinking?' I thank </span></span><a href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2010/09/10"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">radiolab</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(my absolute favorite source of awe and inspiration)for sparking this idea for me. Their latest podcast focuses on </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">words</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and weaves many stories in and out of this concept. One story that really struck a chord with me was of a neurologist, Jill Bolte Taylor, who had a blood vessel burst in her left hemisphe</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">re, which hushed all of her brain chatter, memories, worries, everything! Even though it sounds horrible, she reveled in the pure experience she felt without the many filters in which we process the world around us. In time, she regained her use of language, but could not forgot the joy she experienced without words.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbegUtpc0c0edl-98On7-lnkgaj1y3ktRqlZmWnxM3a5C7XGnMXv0r63k8pcA78SRYujosv93xGshLzeCM4IEK_-QwbkKiSsvxHRcMt6QILOA4Xi5l85b9DN8A4wLgox0DWqt8wszEhM/s320/words-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508450255331871554" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Throughout my life, the concept<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> of </span>living without words has been an interesting idea: when i was in elementary school, I lov</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">ed reading about Helen Keller and Louis Braille. Later on, I wa</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">s really moved by the book 'Diving Bell and the Butterfly'. I realized that even my childhood favorite, 'The Little Mermaid' follows a main character who for the majority of the movie is wordless. With words whirling constantly in my mind, I often wish for a break... but what would it really be like to not be able to communicate? I look forward to continue thinking about this idea with Taylor's book, 'My Stroke of Genius'. Hopefully radiolab won't come up with a new exciting podcast until I'm finished with it!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">Ok, I think I need to put a stop to my endless words! This week, I hope to share a few of the lessons I'll be teaching(with more pictures than words, promise!). Week two, here I come!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514988208996120970.post-69954009292419562302010-08-21T20:09:00.000-07:002010-08-24T18:47:56.505-07:00pezzettino<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-K4e3xAwta2hOWjmqt8aMxYzymBhXvqdjgMf3-L02Nd6kkCBLt4n4vT3zAEPrLo1KG7fHJXqMNy2z4JFxOWpAHPl20W9wQ06oLEVsRBKgMNZs4wOx7YwVtvBWAy1M7GxU0pY0pNl8wk/s1600/pezzettino.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-K4e3xAwta2hOWjmqt8aMxYzymBhXvqdjgMf3-L02Nd6kkCBLt4n4vT3zAEPrLo1KG7fHJXqMNy2z4JFxOWpAHPl20W9wQ06oLEVsRBKgMNZs4wOx7YwVtvBWAy1M7GxU0pY0pNl8wk/s320/pezzettino.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508073344792990546" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><blockquote></blockquote></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Pezzettino, by Leo Lionni is the story of Pezzettino, a tiny orange piece that feels that he has broken off from something larger and sets out to find that something larger.(pezzettino literally means 'tiny' piece' in italian.) He comes across many creatures and asks, "am I a piece of you?", only to find that no one will claim him. Pezzettino discovers that he is not a part of something else at all, but that he is made up of his own little pieces that make him simply himself.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">When I thought about creating a blog, I knew I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">wanted it to be a collection of tiny pieces that are meaningful to me. Pieces of art, ideas, silliness, and most importantly, the wisdom of children that I get to witness everyday as an art teacher!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIFBTUeZ76uhWC0D9AUl6qQWwsOlwAVtm6lpPPxJTXnA8I_6OBaXzZEHzBgHp-kKtRLYH63Ncmp58mwX1Hivi1F1RWzq3fzIynjWAh3UsG8r0vrt62LShwMRL5WdyR_18c36YimM1KpQ/s400/leo+lionni+pezzettino+(7).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508080024469386722" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I am currently working on a lesson based on the Pezzettino story. stay tuned!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"> </span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div></div>therese english perduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705454278367628071noreply@blogger.com0