In November, Ben's school's PTA ran their first school gala (Kiwi for fete) in 10 years. Each class was resposible for running a stall and there was the usual performances by the school's performing arts groups and local dance schools etc. Ben's class was in charge of the Drinks stall, selling softdrink and juice. Other stalls included a number of 'side show' style games, food stalls and stuff to buy. Ben's favourite was the 'Cherry-picker ride'.I thought the 'Splat The Rat' game was the best game invented for the day.
Art Room Jobs - Use one or use them all, 9 art classroom jobs included. I always find students who invest more in their class experience are better students, citizens and are building character. This prints on 8.5x11. Included is one in that size, blank brushes and paint splats for adding to or usin...
Rob Scotton's, Splat the Cat, offers many opportunities for primary learning activities. 1st graders explored painting and cutting shapes to create their own version of Splat. Students started with the basic shapes for their cat -- a large oval with triangle ears. The arms and a tail were options, too. Kids used a brush to paint these main shapes, but for all those skinny little hairs, they switched to homemade paper "combs." The details of eyes, nose, mouth and pink for the ears and paws were done with cut paper and glue, so everyone got a little practice with those basic skills. For most classes we let our Splats dry and added final touches on a second day. When the paint was dry, a little pink crayon on the tummies finished off our Splats. I loved the variety of personalities represented. Somebody thought to add a belly button to this one: And this little guy with 2 arms up looks ready to spring onto (or after) something!! Thank you, Rob Scotton, for the delightful stories. And thanks to the photo on Pinterest that directed me to this blog that had the idea. Maybe we'll try Splat's pet mouse Seymour, next!!
Rob Scotton's, Splat the Cat, offers many opportunities for primary learning activities. 1st graders explored painting and cutting shapes to create their own version of Splat. Students started with t
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