During our first few weeks of school we began exploring the classroom and getting to know the space. One area of the classroom which appeared rather bare was the art studio space. Each week (or so) we will be introducing new materials to the children. Our first material was crayons. Many children are familiar with crayons, so we thought this would be a great place to start.
We would bring out the crayons during self-initiated play, so the children could explore as they pleased. We discovered they were very curious about lines, as well as shapes. The children tried out different techniques for holding the crayons and realized different amounts of pressure caused the color to be lighter and darker. The children have developed a great deal of confidence using the crayons so we will be adding them to the art studio as a permanent material (as long as we stop feeding them to Genie and the fish :) ). We'll be posting some pictures of the children's work in the art studio space soon. Make sure you check out the whole classroom to see if any new documentation has been posted.
Are the children more interested in the color of their picture, or the material being used?
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