Line them up!

We talked about the kinds of line we learned from the previous weeks; children moved their arms to make vertical, diagonal, horizontal, curved, wavy, and zigzag lines.
Then, we had a discussion about that connecting dots or lining up objects do make lines! Ann read "The Line Up Book" by Marisabina Russo with the children. Children were able to recognize what type of lines that the boy made by lining  objects in the story. Children had a chance to use pom-poms, toys, and wooden blocks.




Using wooden blocks to make a diagonal line.

Two parallel pom-pom lines!



We can stack the blocks to make a line as well.

 

Children were able to grasp the concept that dots make lines. Enxin: "My buttons make a horizontal line!" Children also enjoyed tracing horizontal, zigzag, wavy lines with markers. It was a great chance for the children to practice their fine moter skills.


Garter Snake & Chimera

As many of you might already know, there is an event called Stories Along the Trails taking place in the Pacific Spirit Park this Sunday. The teachers at Creative Minds are also volunteering at this event. Mary gave a sneak peak to the children by telling them a story of two creatures, a common garter snake and a chimera. Children learned about where garter snakes live, what garter snakes eat, and how garter snakes look like.

Having talked about garter snakes that live in the forest, we brought in the concept of curved lines for our art activity this week. Garter snakes have long slithery bodies, generally dark bodied with blue, green, yellow, or white stripes on their backs.

 

The children made a collage of the forest by ripping construction paper. They created vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines, which reviewed the line concepts they learned last week.
 

The paper collage became the forest--a home for the garter snakes








After the collage, children created snakes using green and yellow paint. By using their fingers and paint brushes, children have experienced curved lines with the movement.

It was very interesting that some children even tried to camouflage their snakes!

 

Lines

Hi everyone at Creative Minds

This is Ann. I will substitute for Kathryn and Mary every Friday from now.
Some parents might remember me; I was a practicum student at Creative Minds in this May. I had a great time and learned a lot from all the teachers and the children here. I am glad that I have the chance to come back to Creative Minds now. It will be a wonderful learning experience for both children and me!



This Friday, we continued learning about lines.
We reviewed the concept as moving our arms to make "vertical" lines and "horizontal" lines.













Children enjoy using sticks and twigs when they play in the forest.  As a result, we collected natural materials, like twigs, leaves, pine cones, and rocks for our art activity. Children used twigs and leaves to create patterns.

Children were able to recognize what types of line they have in their artworks.
"I made a long straight line!"