No Art, No PE, No Music! That's the state of schools all across the country! Its horrible. Study after study state that kids developing brains NEED these things. But what do we do, raise class size, mandate Common Core, stress out teachers. At my school, Ericson Elementary, teachers get 1 hour of prep time per WEEK!!! Who can prep with that??? The kids get 1 hour of music OR PE per WEEK! Or maybe a little more if the teacher has time to throw in a song or two. Maybe some coloring.
That's why I am happy to come in and do this special art project for Mr. Barham's class. He is one of Cara's former teachers and tries his best to keep keep the kids well rounded and fits in the arts.
Check it out!
http://youtu.be/Uvvd1XXz48M
(please don't share. It has privacy settings)
The kids worked together to figure out patterns and symmetry. If they did not do the math correctly and take the right amount of beads on their first time at the bead table, they had to bargain, trade or reconsider their pattern.
I taught a few to work with the pliers and they were able to help me out turning the ends of the spokes. At the end of the day, 3 kids sorted all the leftover beads into the proper containers.
There was NO whining, complaining or putdowns!
It is what it is...
Namaste
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