FEBRUARY 2015

Mrs. Routon's 5th & 6th graders performed skits for the Pre-K classroom. 

We really enjoyed it!

Kalani and Isabelle sing while Lance and Garrett give visuals.

FEBRUARY 2015

We made and mailed Valentines to Mom and Dad. 

Austin writes, "I love you <3 Austin"

January 2015

Max painting his Penguin.

One of our January themes was Polar Animals. We dabbled in watercolor painting to make these works of art. One thing I like to do with the children is "following directions" in small groups. The designs are simple, and the children are basically mimicking what I do, step-by-step. I did, however, paint in the eyes and noses for them, exactly as they drew them.

Walruses, Penguins, Polar bears.

January 2015

Catholic School's Week was so fun! Our grandparents came to work on Valentine's for Doernbecher's patients with us. We also had a school parade. Pre-K led the way.

 Pre-K friends working on a puzzle together.

Snack time fun!

November 2014
We made these cute Thanksgiving Turkey centerpieces from pinecones and leaf shapes.

September Studies- Circles

I used an art project to practice circle cutting, as I have in the past. This year, we combined that with a "following directions" exercise over the span of four 15 minute sessions. We started with the background in cool colors, drawing the brush "top to bottom, top to bottom" repeated until a whole page was covered in blues, greens, violets. Next, we used warm colors to make swirls and waves over and over until that page was covered. The 3rd session involved cutting various sized circles from the sheet painted in warm colors. For some Pre-K students, this was their first time handling scissors, and was a perfect opportunity to discuss the correct way to hold scissors and give one-on-one instruction. Lastly, we glued parts together to make a collage of flowers that resemble a Hundertwasser painting. And even though they are all alike because it was a "following directions" exercise, they are also all individual, and I really like how they turned out.