This month in my preschool classes we are studying the Masters - it's never too early! This week is my favorite lesson: Claude Monet.
We always start the class with a story - today was about a frog named Philippe who lives in Monet's garden.
We constructed our own pond like the one in Monet's garden in our classroom. We first pour in the water, add color to the water like the one in his paintings, add reflections, pond life: frogs, turtles, fish and bugs, there are rocks and of course, lily pads and lotus flowers.
The students construct their own garden and pond, complete with the Japanese bridge like Monet had in his garden.
Some students need to get in to their work to really understand it! And that's just fine.
The preschool students always do a group project as well. They learn to negotiate the space and share materials. I wish I could record their conversations!
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