Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The Junkman
We had a visit from the Junkman today, the kids had a blast! The Junkman uses all recycled and repurposed materials as his instruments; PVC pipes, saw blades, glass bottles and clay pots to name a few. He played his instruments and had the kids join along. This events aligns perfectly with our Beautiful Stuff unit and plays in wonderfully with our book of the month, Max Found Two Sticks. After the show, the kids make their very own shakers with repurposed materials to take home.
Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney is a story about a boy who uses two sticks as drumsticks and plays on found materials like his grandfather's cleaning bucket, soda bottles and his lap.
View the pictures in our slideshow!
You can see more of the Junkman here: http://www.junkmusic.org/about.php
Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney is a story about a boy who uses two sticks as drumsticks and plays on found materials like his grandfather's cleaning bucket, soda bottles and his lap.
View the pictures in our slideshow!
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You can see more of the Junkman here: http://www.junkmusic.org/about.php
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Beautiful Stuff
April is beautiful stuff month for all of INPLC's classrooms, we have collected items (THANK YOU FAMILIES!) and sorted, patterned, created art and buildings. The students have loved this project from day one!
A great resource: Beautiful Stuff! Learning With Found Materials by Cathy Weisman Topal and Lella Gandini
Families, collect more items around your home to do these activities!
Here is a list of our favorite items: old keys, buttons, string or ribbon, broken jewelry, foam pieces, colorful beads, shells, rocks, twigs and more!
Do you have other ideas for the beautiful stuff? Please let us know in the comments!
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A great resource: Beautiful Stuff! Learning With Found Materials by Cathy Weisman Topal and Lella Gandini
Families, collect more items around your home to do these activities!
Here is a list of our favorite items: old keys, buttons, string or ribbon, broken jewelry, foam pieces, colorful beads, shells, rocks, twigs and more!
Do you have other ideas for the beautiful stuff? Please let us know in the comments!
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Andy Goldsworthy
For the month of April, we are studying and working with Beautiful Stuff. Our classroom has chosen to do an artist study on natural artist Andy Goldsworthy.
Andy Goldsworthy
Born on July 26, 1956, Goldsworthy is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. The materials used in Andy Goldsworthy's art often include brightly coloured flowers, icicles, leaves, mud, pinecones, snow, stone, twigs, and thorns. He has been quoted as saying, "I think it's incredibly brave to be working with flowers and leaves and petals. But I have to: I can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to work with nature as a whole." Goldsworthy is generally considered the founder of modern rock balancing. For his ephemeral works, Goldsworthy often uses only his bare hands, teeth, and found tools to prepare and arrange the materials.
Born on July 26, 1956, Goldsworthy is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. The materials used in Andy Goldsworthy's art often include brightly coloured flowers, icicles, leaves, mud, pinecones, snow, stone, twigs, and thorns. He has been quoted as saying, "I think it's incredibly brave to be working with flowers and leaves and petals. But I have to: I can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to work with nature as a whole." Goldsworthy is generally considered the founder of modern rock balancing. For his ephemeral works, Goldsworthy often uses only his bare hands, teeth, and found tools to prepare and arrange the materials.
See some of Andy Goldsworthy's work here
The students have been exploring many natural materials like sticks, stones, leaves, pine cones, etc. They have been sorting and making patterns.
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You can try this at home with natural materials found in your yard or on the sidewalk. Balancing rocks, making patterns with sticks and leaves or lining blades of grass.
The wonderful thing about Andy Goldsworthy's art is that anyone can do it anywhere!
The wonderful thing about Andy Goldsworthy's art is that anyone can do it anywhere!
If you have any new ideas or tried any of these at home, please share them with us in the comments!
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
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