Permanent Sand Castles
Today at Barrow Street Preschool, we made sandcastles out of sand-clay, which will harden over the next week, retaining their shape. I had two groups ages 3/4 and 2/3, and began the lesson by talking...
View ArticleJungle Animal Masks
This week was jungle week at Barrow Street, so we used Paste Paint to make Tropical Jungle Animal Masks. Paste Paint is a really thick paint that holds it’s shape (like, paste). Because of that, it is...
View ArticlePaper Clay Self-Portraits
I’ve taken on two private students for the Fall semester, May (age 7) and Nora (age 5). This week was the first week I spent with them, and we made paper clay self-portraits. I was impressed by how...
View ArticleIn the Style of Jean-Michel Othoniel: ‘Glass’ Fantasy Sculptures
‘glass’ sculptures by May (7) and Nora (5) A couple of weeks ago I took May and Nora to the Jean-Michel Othoniel show at the Brooklyn Museum, then did a 3 week long project where we made colored...
View ArticlePuppets!
Puppets by students at First Academy: Ages 5-7 Recently, I’ve been volunteering for Exceed School, in particular, their F.I.R.S.T. Academy Program. F.I.R.S.T. Academy is a transitional classroom for...
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