Tactile and Art Experiences

This week’s visual arts introduction to the work of Jackson Pollock was proclaimed the best ever by the Junior Kindergartners as they moved to the outdoor classroom to create their own similar works. The children experimented with color and techniques that ranged from high to low, fast to slow, and still to motion as they used pipettes to apply tempera paint to their paper. Sounds of glee and excitement accompanied their efforts as colors splashed, flowed and mixed!

Meanwhile, the Alpha "bakery" is always full of children - using gingerbread playdough that they made, creating cakes, pies, cookies and more. The rolling, squishing, pulling and pushing motions they are using to make their pastries are also developing their arm and hand muscles. Flour in the tactile table may be messy but it’s also fun to push, pour and pile while gluing collage materials onto gingerbread boys and girls also develops coordination and creativity.