Here are some pictures from our morning at Little Grassy Fish Hatchery.
A great follow up to this field trip would be Minn of the Mississippi by Holling Clancy Holling, which we will read after we finish our current lunchtime read aloud story, Cheaper by the Dozen!
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Here are some resources and planning notes for this incredible artist!
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Art History Kids - April 2024
The Five Skins, p.23
1st skin, p.22 - Your Body
Self portrait
2nd skin, pp.24-25 - Your Clothes
Dress up, be a fashion designer, clothing collage, make paper dolls
3rd skin, pp.26-27 - Your House
Blocks, cardboard box "window rights"
4th skin, p.28 - Your Identity
Design a stamp
5th skin, p.29 - Your Planet
Create a poster with an environmental message
Art History Kids - April 2019
Week 1 Project
1st skin, p.11
Week 2 Project
2nd skin, pp.6-7
Week 3 Project
3rd skin, p.8
Week 4 Project
4th skin, pp.2-4
Week 5 Project
5th skin, p.6
All Species Puppet Parade 2022 - Earth Day
Carbondale "At the Table" Dinner & Dialogue Series - Earth Month
I recommend joining Lotus Stewart's Art History Kids website (The Studio) and getting access to her past lesson plans. I like her work, and find it's really helpful to have so many ideas that I can use as a jumping off point.
week of Apr 7:
Mon
divide children into small groups
give each group a few examples of Hundertwasser's work
(Apr 2024, pp.9-18)
have each group make a Word Cloud of their conversation
(Apr 2019, week 2, p.1)
bring groups together and compare the word clouds
"Let's Meet the Artist" discussion
(Apr 2019, week 2, p.2)
nature walk to Chautauqua Bottoms to look at the wildflowers
Tue
do 1st skin activity - Self Portrait
(Apr 2024, p.22)
week of Apr 14:
Mon
"What Is This Art About?" discussion
(Apr 2019, week 2, pp.4-5)
do 2nd skin activity - Paper Dolls
(Apr 2019, week 2, pp.6-7)
Tue
"Tree Tenants + Window Rights" discussion
(Apr 2019, week 3, p.7)
do 3rd skin activity - Cardboard Box "Window Rights"
(Apr 2024, p.27)
week of Apr 21:
Mon
"Connections to Community" discussion
(Apr 2019, week 4, p.2)
"Earth Day" discussion
(Apr 2019, week 4, p.2)
recall our Cob Bread Oven and building with recycled objects
(Apr 2019, week 3, p.6)
Tue
read The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng by Sophia Gholz
"Quote to Ponder" discussion
(Apr 2019, week 3, p.2)
take a nature walk
do 4th skin activity - Stamp Design
(Apr 2019, week 4, p.4)
week of Apr 28:
Mon
"Quote to Ponder" discussion
(Apr 2024, p.6)
do 5th skin activity - Environmental Action Poster
(Apr 2024, p.29)
In addition to the Art History lesson for my regular school group (age 7-13), I'll have a Monday afternoon Art History class for early childhood (age 5-7). I think the "littles" will love Hundertwasser!
week 1 - self portrait
week 2 - paper dolls
week 3 - cardboard box "window rights"
week 4 - stamp design
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