Wednesday, November 3, 2021

11/3/2021

Tiles for our Mosaic

This week we are creating color tiles for our mosaic using hard leather clay and a variety of under glazes. KW children cut small tiles from the larger slab with different cutting tools, focusing on their fine motor skills.

Lucas: Look how small I can cut it! -

Wilder: This is too giant. I can make it smaller. Giant isn't what we want

Next, we very carefully and very thoughtfully added our under glaze to the pieces we cut.

Lily: You have to paint them very carefully

Bea: These are all going to be purple. i chose it because it's my favorite.

Drawing our Halloween Costumes

Some friends opted to draw their costumes or pajamas from over the weekend. We thought about what made the clothing special, what we liked most about it and what we wanted to share with our peers. As our work progressed, we connected and discussed who we could have liked with us during our trick or treating.

Frannie: Did you know I wore a blue dress and an apron for my costume? See.

Lily: What were you for Halloween?

Bea: I was a princess. Cinderella. I wore a red and white dress.

Lily: I was a princess, too.

Bea watches Lily draw and mimics how Lily drew her dress

Bea: Can I use (Cate's cut out) to trick or treat with me?

Lily: Did she go with you, Bea?

Bea: No, but I want her to.

Lily: You might want to use another pencil because that one is not pointy.

Wilder: Yeah, it's kind of flat.