My 2nd prac is well underway with my first week of full time teaching last week. Only two weeks to go and then I am finsihed. The class is challenging to say the least, but it is good, it is like behaviour management 101.
We are doing heaps of hands on stuff as much as they are difficult to keep organised and focused. Our science unit is on the needs and life cycle of plants and we are sprouting and growing beans, testing the needs of air, water, temperature and soil, and are also exploring competition in the environment, the effect of salinity of soil and drought.
Inspiration comes from everyday life
This art pic above is my 2 min example for the kids. It is based on the work of Margaret Preston, and Australian artist who loved to paint and print wildflowers. This pic is of the Sturt Desert Pea. Some children made such great pieces. It is made by having a heavy background on oil pastels and then covering with thick black paint and scrapping back the drawing into the paint, very effective.
It reminds me of these new dyeing styles I had been working with a few months ago, I might try to tie the two together for summer (if no one copies my idea before then ;) but I'll still do it if they do anyway LOL).
