Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Nature's Gift


The Love of A Tree
April 25, 2017

Yesterday Venus and Emma worked in the studio. There was no plan for the morning so I offered them an invitation.
~Can you find materials made of only wood?
They were receptive to the suggestion and pieced
together a wood totem using cardboard cylinder, wood slabs, tree bark, wine corks, and a few other pieces.
As they worked,
I asked~Where does wood come from? 
The girls thought about it for a moment but were not
certain.
I knew they knew the answer but nudged them a little.
~What grows in the forest, is tall and full of leaves? 
~Trees, wood comes from trees~ Emma
 ~Nature offers us so many beautiful things doesn’t it?
When the girls were done they returned to their classroom with the promise of continuing the work the next day.
The next day I asked the original girls as well as Hannah to meet me in the studio where we read.
The Giving Tree
The discussion, after reading the story, outlined how the girls understood the gifts offered by the tree; the shade of her branches, the fruit that she bore, the wood to provide the shelter of a home and the trunk of her tree to fashion a boat.
They learned a new word, sacrifice. The tree offered all she had for her love of the boy.
We talked about how selfish the boy was because he cared only for himself.
The girls drew representations of the story. 
Join us tomorrow as we plan to make a loose part representation of the story line.










2 comments:

  1. What a wonderful lesson for the children and for us all!

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  2. Gorgeous xx a thoughtful and meaningful learning experience. Thanks for sharing. Chelsie Australia.

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