"Pretend People" - Book Fair Work Cont.

"We can stick pretend people to the window." - George, 4.1 years
“It’s an arrangement of people.” - Will, 4.0 years
"For the book fair windows!" - George, 4.1 years

The Atelier was set up for the children to imagine and create their "pretend people" for the Blake Hall windows. As you may know, each class has been invited to create something for our Light and Shadow Book Fair. We will be using the windows in Blake Hall.  The Rainey Room is creating "pretend people" based on our small group work (see other blogs for additional information). There were many materials on the white table, in addition to the shelves of the atelier. 

Will saw the materials and asked, "What could it be[come]?" 

After a brief conversation about our initial small groups and sharing their words with them, the children got to work. 

Win and Will

“We’re sort of making a person.” - Will, 4.0 years

The children arranged pieces, edited their work, and made the connection between their arrangement on the overhead with the projected "shadow". 

Will, Lillian, and  Caroline

“It’s an arrangement of people.” - Will

“We need a head right here.” - Lillian

Will, Lillian, and Caroline collaborated for a long time. They were negotiating (verbally) about which pieces to use, where to place them, and how many materials they needed (e.g. rubber bands). They each had strong opinions about their choices, and in the end, they both expressed a lot of joy and pride in their work.

"We need the transparent."
​- Caroline, 3.5 years

"That's too many."
​- Will, 4.0 years

"We have hair!" - Will
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Christopher and Will​

Will and Christopher went to work without hesitation on the second day. They communicated through moving the materials. They seemed to have a solid, unspoken agreement about their work.

​“This [tongue depressor] could be the body.” - Will

"That's his hand [puzzle piece, popsicle sticks]. This [metal piece on the left] is his walking stick for hiking." - Christopher, 3.8 years

Gracie and George 

George

"That neck is too big."
- George, 4.2 years

“It has eyes, a nose, legs, the neck, and a belly.”
​- George, 4.2 years

Gracie and George

"It has three mouths."
- Gracie, 3.11 years

Henri and Adaline

"He's laying down." - Adaline, 4.0 years
"He's crooked."  - Henri, 4.2 years

Adaline

Adaline's animal print dress

Henri and Adaline

"These can be the legs, and the plastic is the eyes." 
- Henri, 4.2 years

“There’s two types of hair.”
- Adaline, 4.0 years

Eliza and Zoe

“Hey! Where’s the belly button? There, two bows [metal pieces].” - Eliza, 3.11 years
"I put tissue paper for ears." - Zoe, 3.9 years
"Oooh, seaglass is transparent." - Eliza

“I wanna do the arrangements.” - Pierce 
“Later, or on some other day, we’ll do more.” - Will

There will be other opportunities to work on "people arrangements".  We cannot wait for you to see them all in the window at Book Fair! We are also working on another project for Book Fair that the children thought of this week - stay tuned for more information.