Here is my first anti-bullying bulletin board! (Hopefully I will get the second one up tomorrow, as well as the anti-bullying slogans.) This one is my "Where's Waldo?" inspired board:
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Here are some of my kiddos working on their "Mixing Colors" worksheet in kindergarten. Next, the kindergartners will be learning about the different kinds of lines and we will do a primary line painting.
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Today I meant to do paper marbling with my after school group, but the small gas station on the way to school was out of plain shaving cream and I didn't think I had enough in school for a large group. I also wanted to test it out before letting the kids do it as it's been a long time since I've done paper marbling. The last time I did it, I used watered down tempera paint, however after surfing on Pinterest, I found many people use liquid watercolors or liquid food coloring. Since I don't have liquid watercolors in stock right now (that may be the next thing I buy with my Artsonia funds!) I am going to try this paper marbling excursion with the food coloring. Hopefully next week I'll be able to tackle that project after school.
Anyways, today we did a one-day project. This was a kit that we ordered with grant funds from S&S Worldwide called "Ancient Cultures Jute Baskets." I wasn't sure if the 13 kids who signed up for my project would be into it as it's just "boring basket weaving" but they actually really liked it! A few of them got creative by weaving their baskets tighter to change the shape, and some added beads. They asked if we could do it again so I plan to do some different variations with other kits that I have and Pinterest ideas. They also said they would like to sew, so I may do a burlap banner sewing project with them as well. Here are some photos of the finished products!
