tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post6775812832637907418..comments2024-03-10T04:27:46.584-04:00Comments on Barbara's Thought of the Day: Native American ParflecheBarbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-9368861374706941362010-11-10T11:57:05.772-05:002010-11-10T11:57:05.772-05:00I just wanted to add...that this project was a who...I just wanted to add...that this project was a whole class project. I love the choice based approach, probably for the same reasons you do. But don't feel I have to be 100% faithful to either approach. <br />With little kids the choices don't need to be elaborate. Try a drawing center, a building center (play dough), and a printing center (stamps and crayons). Keep the centers interesting by varying the materials. The kids will let you know by their choices when when it's time to mix it up a little. Adding something simple (like plastic flowers) to the play dough station takes kids in a whole new direction. Then replace play dough with blocks or legos. Adding cardboard to the building blocks will take kids in another interesting direction. <br />Connect the ideas generated in the centers to interesting fine art examples.Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-3002511597730301932010-11-10T08:20:10.363-05:002010-11-10T08:20:10.363-05:00well...art rooms that take a purely center-based a...well...art rooms that take a purely center-based approach, still include whole-class instruction. I think the key is to be able to communicate clear criteria for the lesson, before students begin work. Just as in other art rooms, your project criteria should be posted, so that students can successfully demonstrate those concepts through their work. The difference is that students then choose how they can best demonstrate their understanding. In this lesson, I was interested in knowing that students could create a balanced geometric design, and that they could create a piece of art inspired by the work we viewed. Kids could demonstrate this understanding in a variety of ways (by creating a parfleche, or working on a weaving or beading loom, or creating a painting on a theme with a geometric border, etc.) <br />Remember that all your lessons do not have to be center-based, especially at first. You may find it easier to include some very simple, easy to manage choice-based centers. Start with one third grade class for example, and take it very slowly so that you, and your students, don't become over whelmed. This will give you time to work out a system that works for you and for your space. Save yourself a big headache and take the time to model the procedures you want kids to use. Once the first group is trained in this approach, begin with a second. <br />Does that help?Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-22800881808948151442010-11-07T20:13:02.649-05:002010-11-07T20:13:02.649-05:00so cool are these.
I am still struggling with c...so cool are these. <br /><br />I am still struggling with considering changing to a more TAB choice based style of teaching but then how do you do these whole group lessons and get in the art history etc.Stringbean Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530661796235101934noreply@blogger.com