April 1, 2011
by Bonnie Porter
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KinderArt Paper Sculpture Project a playground? a castle? a waterpark? construction stage finished project—rock climbing wall, monkey bars, etc. Each child started with a sheet of 140# watercolor paper as a support base. After mapping out a plan, crayon rubbings … Continue reading
March 6, 2011
by Bonnie Porter
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PAPER MACHE DAY #2. Our animals have been air-dryed and are waiting to be painted!
March 6, 2011
by Bonnie Porter
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PAPER MACHE DAY#1. Newspaper balls taking shape. Then “molding” with masking tape, completely covering our animals. Finally, making a paste with flour and water to “cast” our animals with strips of newspaper.
February 6, 2011
by Bonnie Porter
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COLORFUL CASTLES. Brian Wildsmith’s colorful “puzzle” book inspired this project. We observed all of the different geometric shapes he used to “construct” his towers and castles. Then we went through a basket of children’s building blocks and picked out the … Continue reading
January 1, 2011
by Bonnie Porter
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ART & MUSIC DAY. KinderArt students brought their instruments to our music in the studio session. After studying the shapes and sizes, we concentrated on doing a contour line drawing of a guitar, paying attention to the instrument’s symmetry.
December 18, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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KINDERART CHRISTMAS PARTY. After reading John 1:1 and 14 in English, we learned how to write the word for “Word” in Greek. “Logos” was not too difficult to write since we practiced copying the lettering several times. Then we cut out … Continue reading