I've been so blessed by an outpouring of needed art supplies from the parents at Parkview. Every time I go to my mailbox at school it is literally stuffed with yarn, magazines, buttons, and other odds and ends. I just wanted you to know that we have been using them like crazy, and that it is truly appreciated!
Here is an example of how the fifth and sixth graders used the donated magazines, and be looking for a future post on our weaving project (with the yarn) that we're working on right now, you won't wanna miss it.
This was an excercise in getting the kids to keep their eye on what they're drawing. Kids of every age tend to look at the subject once every five minutes or so, but the goal is to get them to look every 2-3 seconds. When we don't keep looking, our minds memorize and simplify the drawing, and then we loose all the details. It's funny, you can put roses in the front of the room, and half the class will come up with a drawing of daisies, because they're not really looking. So we try to practice this as much as we can. Looking at this example you can see, that practice is paying off!
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