Today we looked at two bodies of work by photographer Whitney Bradshaw. http://whitneybradshaw.com/ We also talked about how we would like to proceed with this photography class. Lastly the kids split themselves up into groups to complete the task of
Life Happens
We had a fun first day in Studio Workshop getting our players ready for the “Life Happens” game. We went over game rules, the game board and objective. They learned some basic budgeting tips such as don’t record any money
Free Writing
We started a new round of Writing Workshop today. Everyone practiced a 5 min “free write,” brainstormed some writing topics, went over the requirements & made a plan for their first piece of writing. We are adjusting to our new
Tour
Hello! I will be giving a tour of our space, August 8th at 10:00. If you would like to come check it out and learn more about our group,please feel free to contact us. https://nearwesthomeschoolers.org/contact-us/
Glue Batik Experiment
Last Thursday,some of the Muons painted their air dry clay creations. Others decided they were not interested in painting their creations. For those who weren’t painting clay,I suggested an experiment with a glue batik technique. The kids and I “drew”
Dream Catchers
This week the students made their own dream catchers. We used paper plates, yarn, and beads. Everybody was so creative! You can see an example that was our inspiration here: http://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-for-kids/dream-catcher. We were going to include the feathers also, but
Fun In The Gym
Louise Nevelson
This week class learned about Louise Nevelson and her “found objects” sculptures. Students then selected their favorite items from a bin of random things and made their own sculptures in the style of Nevelson. After the sculptures were created, students
Air Dry Clay
This week I brought in some air dry clay and explained directions something similar to these,https://www.gatheringbeauty.com/blog//2014/06/diy-stamped-clay-bowls.html for clay bowls. Well,I guess the kids took my speaches about different ways to be creative to heart. I don’t think a single kid
Drama
We read the books: “Purple, Green and Yellow” and “show and tell”, both by Robert Munsch. We continued working on our play: Aliens vs. Wizards “, We practiced different ways to enter the stage and present our group (Aliens/Wizards) and