Well - today the children had another go at their plans for their garment. It has proved to be a very tough process for them - it is hard for them to visualise how things will look. However - I believe it is an essential part of the process and makes them "own it" more. I have had discussions with everyone on how they think they can make it work - and yes - I have tried to steer them sometimes in a direction that I think may work - but then again - it may not!.
Tonight the children have all brought home their plans to show you. They are now asking for your help to get them started - to help them create the chicken wire structure that they can papier mache or find the bits and pieces they need to get started.
I have quickly worked out that, while as a school we decided that it is to be the children doing all the work, this is not always feasible. By this I mean - that if we do not help the children to get a good base structure to work from then things will not hold together further down the track.
the children that come prepared on Monday are the ones that will be able to get started. So... please get your creative energy flowing.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Bird netting
Does anyone have any old bird netting (chicken wire)? that we could have to make bird body shapes. Once we have made the shapes we will be able to papier mache over them. If so, can you please drop it in to Room 4.
We also need any old bike helmets that anyone has as these will form a good base structure for our flowers or bird heads to come off.
We also need any old bike helmets that anyone has as these will form a good base structure for our flowers or bird heads to come off.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Class Discussions
In class this week we have talked a lot about what Wearable Arts means and how it differs from costume making. We looked at You Tube clips of W.O.W shows and the children were very excited by what they saw - it was almost like I could "see" their thinking changing. It was a great afternoon of discussion.
From this they were asked to go home and think about what they could be - and I told them that I was not interested in them becoming bears, tigers, giraffes or the like - I want to keep the theme more bird and flower based as I think this will work better for the show - and will create them more learning opportunities in terms of design - and give them "creative license" when it come to the final product. By that I mean - it is easier to make a bird a little "different" from the original but harder for children to change their ideas of what a lion has to look like.
We also talked a lot about how this is a school project and how all the making and designing is to be done at school - HOWEVER - I would and do really appreciate you all talking it through with your children and working alongside them on how they can possibly make their design "come to life". It is also great to see that some of you are already bringing in and finding bits and pieces that may be useful.
It is now Friday and the children have decided what they want to be - and today they have had a go at drawing what they think they will look like. They were also asked to look at what sort of bits and pieces they could make this out of.
So.... please ask them what they are going to be - and please feel free to start sourcing anything you think will help them with this.
At this stage I see us starting our actual making in Week 3 and I will let you know the time slots that we will do this at as I will require a lot of help.
From this they were asked to go home and think about what they could be - and I told them that I was not interested in them becoming bears, tigers, giraffes or the like - I want to keep the theme more bird and flower based as I think this will work better for the show - and will create them more learning opportunities in terms of design - and give them "creative license" when it come to the final product. By that I mean - it is easier to make a bird a little "different" from the original but harder for children to change their ideas of what a lion has to look like.
We also talked a lot about how this is a school project and how all the making and designing is to be done at school - HOWEVER - I would and do really appreciate you all talking it through with your children and working alongside them on how they can possibly make their design "come to life". It is also great to see that some of you are already bringing in and finding bits and pieces that may be useful.
It is now Friday and the children have decided what they want to be - and today they have had a go at drawing what they think they will look like. They were also asked to look at what sort of bits and pieces they could make this out of.
So.... please ask them what they are going to be - and please feel free to start sourcing anything you think will help them with this.
At this stage I see us starting our actual making in Week 3 and I will let you know the time slots that we will do this at as I will require a lot of help.
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