This week we are exploring the book Ish by Peter H. Reynolds.
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Ish is the story of a young boy who loves to draw until one day his confidence is depleted when his brother makes fun of his drawing.
Over and over he crumples his drawings and tosses them on the floor and is ready to give up on art. But, his younger sister has been secretly gathering the crumpled drawings and displays them. She teaches Ramon that art isn’t about being perfect, but about thinking more -ishly!
His sister eventually teaches him that his artwork does not need to be perfect and he celebrates his unique view of the world again.
ACTIVITY TIME!
Let´s turn crumpled pieces of paper into colorful artwork in this fun art project!
This easy art activity is inspired by the book Ish by Peter H. Reynolds!
Materials:
- White paper
- watercolors
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
Instructions: 1. Cut your white paper into smaller pieces.
We split ours into fourths so we ended up with four 6 inch x 4.5 inch pieces per sheet of paper.
2. Take one piece of your cut paper and crumple it up into a ball.
3. Choose one color and use it to paint all around the outside of your ball.
4. Gently unfold it, and see how it looks. Press it down gently.
5. Crumple it up again, and paint it with another color.
6. Gently unfold it and press it down.
7. Let the papers dry.
The colorful paper has such a cool texture when finished and can be used for making collages or writing notes!
Now is time to learn about humans, our basic processes and body parts.
Humans, like all other animals and plants, are living things. Remember that living things have some special characteristics: They can move, they need energy, they grow and they reproduce.
Think of the activities you do everyday: for example eating, spending time with your family and playing with your pet or friends.
These activities are related to the main life processes :
-Nutrition (eating and drinking)
-Interaction (playing, communicating, sharing)
-Reproduction (when adults have babies)
Science book: Living things: "Our bodies and health" Module 1
