Day 1.........
What can I say, but where did the day go? It went by in a busy blur. I was amazed how my 1st and 2nd graders remembered our routines and got right back on track. And as always the Kindergarteners are hard to keep up with. They have so much energy and so many questions. Usually to keep the Kindergarten classes busy the whole 50 minutes I have to plan several activities during that time. However, I ran the normal routine of coming in and getting started with our Art Talk, then going to tables and working on art, and finally coming back together to share and discuss their art. They were engaged in the art making and our discussion the whole time. I was really impressed. Even for Kindergarten on the first day of school, our Choice-Based classroom really works!
I think we are really going to have a lot of fun this year. I plan to start off slow when introducing or (in the case of my older students) re-introducing our art supplies. I want to make sure that all my students understand our routines and know what is expected of them for the year before we get too many supplies out. This slow introduction of supplies (drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture supplies) was stretched across 1st semester for all my students. This plan may get changed pretty quick since the 2nd and 1st grades are falling back into our routines so well. (Kindergarten will stay with the longer plan and have more access to additional supplies as the year moves on. They have a lot to learn their first year when it comes to discovering and using all the different types of supplies.)
Look for another update on Friday to see our artwork from this week!
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