Staying Close...

Some animals, like herds of elephants or gaggles of geese, like to stay to together. Staying close helps animals protect their young. Sheep like to huddle together and, wherever one goes, the others follow. During this Invitation to create, children were given a variety of textured materials from which to choose and explore. During the art project, children learned that materials could be used in multiple ways. For example, children could use a cotton ball as a stamping tool or even to tear apart to create clouds or sheeted. Process-based art helps children take risks and think for themselves about how they create art.
For fine motor skills, they were encouraged to draw humps in their journals. Their favorite free time activity lately has been dress up!