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4th Grade and Pre-K Cave Art Collab

Another fabulous collaboration between grades here in our Art Classes!

This time 4th grade helped Pre-K to learn about Cave Art.

We met Pre-K at the courtyard and 4th grade students explained to PK all they've learned about Cave Paintings. A few highlights were how cave man used hand prints in lieu of signatures. There was no written alphabet at the time!

PK had fun drawing and painting and 4th Grade reinforced the concepts they've learned

by teaching others. 

  Also, this is a great exercise on empathy and compassion as 4th graders learn how 

to be role models to their young peers.

Leadership and Kindness in Third Grade

For a few weeks, we had to focus our lessons on the discussion of Empathy and Kindness because of the clash of strong personalities in the class.

We've created a book to discuss Empathy and watched the ClassDojo Empathy videos

Today, I was immensely proud of Ms. Phillips homeroom, because they practiced their kindness while being role models for some of our Pre-K students.

Third grade became the art teachers as they paired up with Pre-K students to teach them about primary and secondary colors.

 Some students explored the software Paint on the computer.

All third-graders embraced their leadership role and guided Pre-K through the entire activity. 

They were patient, kind and very good teachers!

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ― Mahatma Gandhi.

This class proved the words above to be an absolute truth. There was not a misguided word among themselves the entire period, because they knew that the class was not about them. It was about helping their fellow schoolmates to learn.

I'm proud of what these future citizens of the world have showed me today, and we will continue to exercise kindness and empathy through ART every week!