Elementary Art Fun

Salvador Dali Elephant Art

Materials:

- watercolour paper

- washable markers

- paint brushes

- pastels

- pencils

- water in cups

This was a very fun and engaging art activity for the students. They would first draw the elephants and then use a washable marker to outline it. After outlining, the students would use a paint brush dipped in water to smear the colour of the marker into the elephant. After that, the students would add a pastel background which was also brushed with water.

Thumbs up to smART class for providing us with this cool art project.

Here's their website for more information:

http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.ca/

We Are Silent

While teaching today the students were participating in the We Are Silent campaign. To participate, students took a vow of silence to acknowledge the denial of basic human rights to children all over the world. Students also helped collect pledges that would help support communities affected by poverty. Here's the website for more information.

http://www.freethechildren.com/get-involved/campaigns/we-are-silent/

Teaching was quite a quiet experience. At first it was a bit difficult, but after a while, we got comfortable communicating to each other by using our whiteboards. I was impressed as the students were very motivated to not speak during the day. I'm sure it took a lot of will power to stay silent. It was a good experience and the students were able to demonstrate an awareness for the violation of children's rights.