When MCP students are in the classroom there are wide variety of materials in our art center including the collage box. The collage box is a wonderful assortment of odds and ends thrown into a plastic tub. The children search, dig and glue their pieces and create the most amazing works of art. Creative juices and glue flowing...it is fun to watch.
Here are some super simple experiments with eggs for you and your child to do at home. Adult supervision is required.
In April we usually learn about birds with our TTh 3 y/o class. The question is how can a mother bird sit on an egg without it breaking? We discover that eggs are strong.
You will need 4-5 dozen eggs inside the container. We cover the floor and kiddos remove shoes and socks. A bucket of sudsy water and paper towels for clean up.
On top of the mat stagger the eggs. Have your child walk slowly on the eggs. We hold hands with children for safety.
Our Masterpiece Monday program has been a part of the MCP curriculum for many years. What started out as a simple unit on V and Vincent Van Gogh has grown into a wonderful way for children to express themselves and learn so many things about art, science and math. Art makes you smart.
All year as we paint we remind the children to 'cover the white spaces'. We introduce Mondrian and ask them what they notice first. White spaces! Shapes? Squares and rectangles? Color? Primary colors? (we look at Mondrian's work w/black lines and primary colors).
