Elementary Classroom Field Reflection
I have found that at an age such as first grade, that art is incorporated in almost every aspect of learning in the classroom. Art integration is so important at this age because up until now drawing and art was there main form of communication. Now that they are learning to express themselves and understand the world around them with words, it’s important to see both visuals and words of expression. To get the students attention, intriguing visuals are used to get students thinking about what we are learning. We have read aloud everyday, and we have a form of VTS almost every time. Sometimes, we just ask the students what they can see in the picture that the story didn’t tell us. But we don’t do this until it is a familiar read. I have seen students use narratives, where they write about small moments, using both pictures and words. The images are supposed to show the beginning, middle, and end of the story. I couldn’t narrow it down to one lesson because art is a part of every thing we do in this classroom from math to science as well!
Art Classroom Field Reflection
In my art classroom, we continued a previous project and added printmaking with leaves to add texture. I was very impressed by the techniques she used. The class started with the students on the carpet. She talked about our previous projects and how we were going to use leaves to add texture. But because only 2 people could printmake at a time, the rest of the students were supposed to be sketching owls in their notebooks. So she used student volunteers to get out the supplies. She was very specific when she called on students as to which supply they were in charge of. So this process was very smooth. She had the students who were working quietly and focused start printmaking with Maria and I. The entire time we were printmaking with students, she kept reminding the class that only the quiet focused students would get to print make. The terms were very specific in the art classroom compared to in an elementary class setting. WE kept repeating the term texture and overlapping to show the students what it meant. When it ended we had student volunteers clean up, very specific like it was in the beginning.