Art In Our Environment

This Saturday was a very successful first week of Saturday School. We enjoyed meeting our students and getting to know everyone of them. We began the lesson by introducing ourselves and each other.

Once we got to know one another we took a tour of our classroom.

We introduced the students to their new classroom environment.

After introductions the students personalized name tags and treasure pouches in preparation for our outside activity. Once finished, we took the students outside and collected ten items that we found to be special. They included rough bark, and smooth acorns. The students enjoyed their time outside and found many special objects.

After our time outside we brought the students back inside and gathered together to discuss what we found. The students each picked one of the objects from their treasure bags and placed it into the hula-hoop. We then discussed the objects based on their color, texture and shape. The students had many different things to say about their objects and were able to teach each other through discussion.

After our discussion the students finished the day by having free time to draw in their sketchbooks about what they experienced in their environments. We enjoyed our first day with the students and look forward to building upon these experiences next week!