Artists on the Green!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

We enjoyed an arts filled day! We went to several different artist presentations. The school was decorated and turned into an art gallery using a piece of work from each student in the school. A former student of ours from last year created the cover for this year's program. We were so proud of her!
Bluegrass Music

Foothills Dance Conservatory performed Peter and the Wolf, as well as different forms of dance.


We had fun eating lunch outside.

We enjoyed hearing Claude Monet tell a story in the courtyard.




Guitar and singing


Quilt making


Our class quilt we created earlier in the week


Puppet Theater

We were paying close attention because after Spring Break, we are going to have a puppet theater in the dramatic arts center.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

To prepare for our school wide celebration of art, Artist on the Green, our class completed different art projects this week. Mrs. Robinson brought in her homemade quilts. We read a story about quilt making.


We also designed our own quilt square for our class quilt. (It was a paper quilt.)


In the science center, we observed how wood can change forms after sanding it. Mrs. Robinson also shared some of her wood carvings.



In the art center, we finger painted a large picture and named it. They look beautiful in our classroom art gallery.


In the math center we created different pictures using pattern blocks. Each sheet had a different set of patterns. For each pattern, we had to use a different number of blocks. It was as challenge!


In the writing center, we created greeting cards using stamps.



We used a magnify glass to observe the wood shavings and wood.


Wow! What a neat project! They came up with this idea on their own.

1st name

Last name
He was so proud!

Mrs. Robinson showed us how to draw animals.

A Splash of Color!

Friday, March 26, 2010

This week we studied the 3 primary colors and completed science experiments mixing the colors. To introduce the primary colors, each child had their own transparent colored circle and as we sang a song about the colors, they held them to the light to make the secondary colors.
It has become one of their favorite songs.


After reading A Color of His Own, they picked 2 primary colors and mixed the paint to find out what color the chameleon would be. They had to record their findings on the sheet.



After reading Who Said Red? They designed their own kite. It was a great listening exercise.

To get ready for 1st grade, we've started doing a lot more whole group activities.


In the math center, we sorted paint samples by color and then had to sort them from lighest to darkest. We drew a color and shape pattern when we were finished.


We've had fun reading big books when we go to the reading center.

We used water color paints in art.

In the math center, we sorted 3-d shapes. Can you believe they have to identify these in kindergarten?


Mixing colored water using an eye dropper.

We learned how to do this with Mrs. Robinson before it was put in the science center.

Mixing colors and recording our answers in the science center

We picked 2 colored ice cubes, predicted what color it would make, let it melt and discovered if our prediction was true.

Recording our results


Have you ever eaten a rainbow? They sure taste yummy!


Rainbow jello!