Celebrating our friend, Isa!

Isa's Birthday 

When asked about her favorite color, Isa referenced an item of clothing she was wearing at the time; a pair of pants that appeared to be not quite blue and not quite green, but maybe both? 
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Isa's favorite color served as the perfect opportunity to introduce a new color name to the children -
​TEAL !

​Teal looks like blue and green. - Dahlia

Dahlia, Graham, and Lily served as committee members for Isa's birthday. They prepared a special teal weaving and accompanying message to present to Isa at her celebration. 

With knowledge gained from recent class explorations in mixing paint colors, Dahlia and Graham (with some help from Nadia who volunteered her support in the process) mixed and created their own teal paint palette to incorporate into Isa's weaving gift.  

I gotta keep mixing.
I think I need a little more blue.
You do blue, white, and do yellow.
​- Dahlia

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It's like water. - Graham
The ocean. - Nadia

Using their teal palette, Graham, Dahlia, and Nadia painted a large easel paper with all of their variations of teal. 

Isa was consulted when deciding which variation of teal matched the vision of her "favorite" color. 

​Is this your favorite?
​- Dahlia to Isa

The selected favorite was then used to paint the frame for Isa's weaving! 

She (Isa) likes teal.
- Dahlia
(conversing with Nadia while they painted together)

The large teal easel painting was then cut into paper strips to use as weaving materials to create Isa's special gift. 
Lily joined Dahlia and Graham to weave together and create a special message for Isa to include with her weaving. 

Lily and Dahlia expressed interest in "practicing" their weaving technique using the cut paper strips.

up, down, up, down, up, down. - Dahlia narrates her technique while she works

I can make a message! Is this teal? - Dahlia
(searching for teal markers on our studio shelf)

 A Gift for Isa 

The front of the birthday message was created using the "test paper" the children used as they mixed their custom teal paint palette.

The back of the birthday message including drawings made by the children using a variety of teal colored markers and paper collected in our classroom studio.

What words should we include on the birthday message for Isa?

Let's Celebrate!

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Visual Projections

The Brown Room children are continuing to develop a stronger understanding of the visual projections "calendar" in the classroom. 

Visual projections are a form of documentation and  provide a way for the children to read and interpret the work that is taking place in the classroom. They serve as a way to reflect on work that has already taken place, anticipate what is upcoming, formulate "plans" for our days together, and strengthen our awareness of the passage of time throughout our school year. 

During drop-off, we encourage you to take a moment to look at these together with your child!