Art Activities in December

Shaving Cream and Paint

Miss McKay, our ECE student, had the students explore shaving cream and paint. They enjoyed how it felt on their skin and how it looked on different materials.

Some students explored it right away with their hands, while others used popsicle sticks and paint brushes.

This student explored this for a long time using paint brushes, toothpicks and popsicle sticks. He eventually used the tips of his fingers but in the end, he used both hands. He was very excited about the colours he made and how it felt on his hands and arms. 

Mrs. Olafson put out some Christmas colours and cookie cutters for the children to explore.

A Snowman Surprise !!! 

The children have been excited with the new snow outside so we decided to bring it in the classroom. We collected snow and added it to our water table, read lots of winter stories and finally invited the children to make a "Snowman" for someone special in their family.

September was a busy month.

September was a busy month getting to know our new friends in the class, welcoming back our friends from last year and getting back to the routines of school. We are very proud of all the children and how they have adjusted to school. We wanted to thank our SK's for the help and guidance they gave our new JK and SK friends.

This student helped build a stage, then he performed a song for us.

The sand table was a popular place to explore.

We are very lucky to have classroom computer.

This student helped us sort out all the food and dishes in our Drama Centre.

Mrs. DeYoung brought in some old cameras for the drama centre.

We are excited to have our own listening centre this year. 

Last year we collected several items for our drama centre that all the students continue to enjoy. We welcome any dress clothes to add to our collection.

                                         

Block Centre

This student worked the entire activity time building his castle. He was so proud of his work, he made a stop sign so he could work on it later on in the day.

 Team Work

A group of students worked together to build a ramp for the cars and trucks in the classroom. They worked together to solve several structure problems; such as the ramp falling, the cars moving too slow or too fast and the large blocks falling over. At the end of this centre time, they decided to put a stop sign on their work as well because they wanted to figure out how to stop the cars from going too fast and losing them under tables and shelves.

Mrs. Fanelli; another FDL Teacher;  had a awesome idea of putting different materials for the children to cut. Mrs. Olafson decided to use her idea. This is a great fine motor activity and a way for us to assess the children's cutting skills.

 

Apple Printing

 

New Friends

Spray Painting

Spray Painting.  We had a lot of fun exploring paint in a new way! We mixed 2 parts water and 1 part paint in a spray bottle. 

We used the 3 Primary colours: red, yellow and blue. 

The children noticed right way all of the colours they could make by mixing these colours in different ways.

Art Centre is always a popular place !!

We put out leaves and scrap paper and let their imagination take over.

Some children created fall trees 

Smudge Painting

We had the children put a scoop of paint on the paper then fold it in half and press down to move the paint around. 

The children were amazed at what they created. 

We also painted with gourds. 

This student decided after she made some gourd prints, to fold the paper in half and use the smudge painting skills she learned earlier in the week.