Art: A Peaceful Tree. This week students learned how to draw a tree, a project very fitting for the autumnal season as trees are very prominent in the landscape this month. I used the instructions from the Catholic Schoolhouse Art curriculum, Year One. The students enjoyed talking about peaceful, sad, and angry trees and how to make their trees express moods. As a practice in cutting, the students had to cut a circle around their tree before matting it. The circle was pre-drawn for them. This was most challenging for our Kindergarterners, but the extra scissors practice will pay off in future art classes. Sent Home With: Artwork in Portfolio.
Science: Caterpillar Life Cycle & Insects Magnified. This week in science I had to be a little creative. Since we are still waiting on a shipment of oil pastels, I had to find a project for the butterfly life cycle that would involve hole-punched, black construction paper and hemp strings (materials I had prepared for last week's art class but could not use). I found the right project online here: Backyard Butterflies. You can visit this website for more activities if your children are interested!
Unfortunately, we ran out of time to look at our insects under magnifying lenses. I was very impressed with the students' bug boards! Many children worked hard, finding exotic insects and displaying them beautifully with labels. Thank you parents for helping your children learn about insects and encouraging their excitement.
Sent Home With: Butterfly Life-Cycle Books.
See you next week!
Alecia Rolling
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