Make A Sketch Book Your Own Style

 

    Collage, drawing... or Both! We provided a variety of materials this time. Children seemed to have individualized preference picking the materials. In order to make a special one, they got to know different textures. They learned to put more glue to get the thread and fabric stick to the paper. On the other hand, they had to be careful putting the glue on a thin, fragile tissue paper. Through exploring with these diverse materials, they never felt bored by repeating the skills. It was a process of mastery.

Knowing colors by Mixing and Creating

    This week we provided the mixing color activity. Starting from yellow, red and white, children practiced how those colors worked together. They created the warmer color  as a result built more successful experience. After they got familiar with the mixing process, they had blue to mix together. I saw every children focusing on their own cube box, creating the color palette by themselves. They were just small kids but some of them really followed the rule to make the color pure and bright.  

 There were also many creative names that were hard to imagine by adults like ice cream pink, snow...Through naming the color they created, we were able to see from children's point of views. What images those colors bring to them? How do they sort colors from their experiences? Every color could be meaningful related to how they know the world.