I started to remind them what we did last time and showed them again the pictures introducing our friends in Prague (a photo of a mole, a picture of Krtek, and a map to see where are Iceland and Czech Republic).
listening
The Owls train their ears and warm up their listening skills
4 years old, 5 years old, 6 years old, Czech Republic, Dear You Art Workshops, IcelandCommentThe Owls here in Little Mole preschool were thrilled to hear we had some messages from our Icelandic friends. They were eager to listen to all the messages but when they learned that the messages were in an unknown language we decided to train our ears and warm up our listening skills first. We opened our ears to listen and try to identify all the sounds around, we also listened to different types of music in different languages.
Listening to who is there
2017, 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old, 6 years old, Dear You Art Workshops, Iceland, Pre-School, Singapore, South AfricaCommentWe introduced this theme in a very special way. The class sat in a big circle and closed their eyes. The played the Montessori “Silence Game” which is a calming, meditation like game which allows the child to use their senses like hearing. Once they closed their eyes, I asked them to tell me what they can hear.
- The trees in the wind
- The birds chirping
- The doorbell ringing
We got the children to paint, colour in and stick paper to make 3 sounds that they heard.
Enjoy our art project!
Love,
Oakdale Montessori 3-6 years class
The 3-6 year old artists at Oakdale Montessori School in Cape Town, South Africa are making and sharing art with the 3-4 year old artists from EtonHouse Bilingual Pre-school in Singapore and the 1st and 2nd graders from Grunnskóli Fjallabyggðar in Siglufjörður, Iceland.
Here now. Feeling silly ; )
2017, 6th Grade, Canada, Dear You Art Workshops, FinlandComment
Some students could actually hear their heartbeat and their blinking and breathing as we tried it the second time... some just got a bit silly after seeing their "now" drawings.
It was a fun experience, but I think I would have preferred to do it in smaller groups of students, so that they maybe wouldn't be as easily influenced by one or two "silly" students.
To view the Lay of the Land presentation click here.
Kaarina :)
Kaarina Losey is the 6th grade teacher at Ryerson P.S. in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Her group of artists are making and sharing art with the Päivi Huhtinen and her group of 6th graders from The English School in Helsinki, Finland.
Monkeys in the moment
2017, 5 years old, 6 years old, Dear You Art Workshops, Finland, United Arab Emirates, Pre-SchoolComment
When I told them that our new friends live in Dubai everybody was so excited!! Some of them had been there and said it was so beautiful and hot! One of them said that their Mom wants to go back. It must be a great place!!
We got straight to making art for our new friends. We wanted to tell them about who we are through the sounds we hear in our daily life. We blindfolded our eyes so that we could focus on the moment and draw what we hear. The other two parts of the triptych depict what we hear at other times of the day.
Niila said, "I heard somebody on a bike."
Luukas said, "I drew my house and my friends."
Erkka said, "I heard a ghost and my heart. Actually, it was the ghosts' heart.
Elle said, "I heard cats and dogs."
Iulia said, "I heard music and the clouds."
Alma said, "I heard an owl in the night. I also heard the wind."
Noel said, "I heard the wind and the other Monkeys."
Jonathan said, "I heard a tornado, fire, and 19 kids."
We all had a very different experience and that's what's so exciting about the artistic process. Kasper said that he liked to draw with his eyes closed. The Monkeys are brave for trying new things!
With love,
The Monkeys, Arlene, Ben, and Atafeh
The 6 year old Monkeys from Your School in Espoo, Finland are making and sharing with the 4-6 year olds in KG2D from Collegiate American School in Dubai, U.A.E.
Ashira heard her heart beating and her friends.
The Tigers are Listening, Drawing, & Sharing
2017, 4 years old, 5 years old, Dear You Art Workshops, Finland, United Arab EmiratesComment
The Tigers are very excited to meet their new friends from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates! They first asked where it is located on the map! Some of the Tigers have even been to Dubai, but don't remember because they were 3 years old at the time. But they imagined that it was a great place : ).
After going over where our friends live we talked a bit about different ways to share our space with our new friends. Sharing with our friends what we find in our soundscape, we decided, would be fun to do! Toti and the Tigers were listening to different sounds and paying attention to local sounds earlier in the day as a way to warm up their ears.
We talked about what a triptych is and then made our own. In the first section of the triptych we used a blindfold and drew to the sounds we heard in the present moment, in the other sections we drew what we heard in the morning and what we will hear in the evening. This is what we heard and drew:
Misk- I hear the wind in my heart.
Mike said, "I heard life, the wind." When Vihan saw Mike's picture he said that it made him feel like he was in a tornado. How do you feel when you see this picture?
At night time, V hear's that his daddy is tired so he drew a picture of Daddy yawning.
Adn, "Rainbow, rain, trees, gold coins found in the morning.
Arya- It was easier to draw blindfolded. I heard the blood in my body.
Ath- I heard the monkeys.
Lil- I heard my heart beating. Daddy sleeping and snoring.
D- I heard the Monkeys laughing.
R- I heard the wind.
P- I heard birds.
Neha- I heard bells.
U- I was sleeping in my bed and heard raindrops. (I kept my eyes open. I didn't like to close them.)
The Tigers said, "Dear friends, we would like to invite you to Finland! Far and close from us.
With love,
The Tigers, Arlene, Toti, and Zeinab
The 4-5 year old Tigers from Your School in Espoo, Finland are making and sharing with the 4-6 year olds in KG2E from Collegiate American School in Dubai, U.A.E.
N heard birds in the morning!
Sensing through making art!
2017, 6 years old, Dear You Art Workshops, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, DubaiCommentI started this project by explaining we were gonna have new art buddies in Dubai and I showed them how far away it is and some pictures of the city and school.
They got really excited and the project matched our curriculum perfectly since we are learning about senses and habitats.
I got them to experience different sounds so they could imagine how their creations would look like.
It was funny to hear them say 'I've got it! Mine will be a beach, cause that sound like a wave' and 'That sound gave the idea to make a fairy land, cause that sounds like magic'.
I enjoyed watching them pay attention to what they were hearing, imagine and create unique pieces of art for our special friends in Dubai.
xoxo,
Mrs. Vicke Benavides
The 6 year olds in Prepri C from Colegio San Patricio in Monterrey, Mexico are making and sharing art with the 4-6 year olds in KG2C from Collegiate American School in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Making art by listening to our surroundings
2017, 6th Grade, Canada, Dear You Art Workshops, Finland, JanuaryComment
We listened to the silence and very loud noise and made notes. In the third section, I asked pupils to think about the sound of a place where they feel happy and relaxed.
They all liked the task and concentrated really well.
Päivi
The 6th graders from The English School in Helsinki, Finland are making and sharing art with the 6th graders at Ryerson P.S. in Cambridge, ON, Canada.
