Week of 10/9/2023 - 2nd and 3rd grade Castle creating and Motif making

 2nd and 3rd graders returned for their 2nd rotation.

2nd grade students engaged in a turn and talk while looking at the photo below of St.Basil's cathedral in Moscow to discuss what they notice and wonder. We followed up with a class discussion.

 

 We also looked at castle and palace examples from different parts of the world and noticed similarities and differences.

 

 I gave students a worksheet they they used to practice drawing 10 different lines and shapes (8 geometric and 2 organic). We then combined shapes to create a sketch of castle #1 and students created castle #2 using their own shapes. I let students know they will use paper to "build" their castle on black card stock next class and add details using metallic markers.

 

3rd grade students also engaged in a turn and talk while looking at the photo below of a piece of fabric to discuss what they notice and wonder. We followed up with a class discussion. Students shared the lines they noticed, shapes, repetition and pattern.

 We also looked at sarees I brought from home and introduced the words motif, loom, weaving, warp and weft. We also looked at a video of a weaver from south India weaving a saree. Students looked at pieces of fabric samples to see how yarn is criss-crossed to create fabric. A great way fro them to know how fabric is made!!

 I gave students a worksheet they they used to practice drawing 10 different lines and shapes (8 geometric and 2 organic). We then combined shapes to create 4 motifs and they picked 2 to use on their paper weaving the following class.