Friday, October 26, 2012

Five Little Pumpkins


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We used potato mashers to make our pumpkins sitting on the gate.

I re-created the poem, adding pictures for key words for the children to
anticipate the words and motivate them to read along.
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I have to admit that I did learn something from my last art table mistake
but only slightly.

I created the painting above but I didn’t leave it on the table. 
I hung it on the wall like a decoration. 
I was much happier with the results.

This child felt free to make many, many pumpkins
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and have them in a pumpkin patch.

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While another made many jack o’lanterns with emotions,
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and her mom labelled them for her.

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Another was very methodical in her creation.
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Adding stems and faces
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before finishing off with the poem.

This child just wished to experiment with the potato mashers and brushes
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that didn't mean she didn't have just as a rich and meaningful experience as the others.

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They were all willing to share their artwork before taking it home.

2 comments:

  1. Great activity! Love the potato mashers. We did one using pompoms as pumpkin stamps and popsicle sticks to stamp a gate. I loved how the kids "felt free" to make as many as they liked! I'm going to look for interesting potato mashers now!

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    1. We've never tried stamping with pom poms - will have to try it, thanks.
      I hate to police the art table, or any area of the room, so I try to set up activities that don't limit the materials.

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