I've just completed the seventh week of my scheme with fifth and sixth class in Glen NS. We have integrated English, Drama, History and SPHE lessons with a lot of looking and responding and practical work across a range of art strands. The pupils are now well into creating their own books exploring a range of techniques including embroidery, painting and collage. Here's a summary of the first six weeks:
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Storybird - creative art-inspired stories
Thanks to Dazzled and Frazzled for the link to storybird.com. It looks like it would be a great way of integrating art with English or Irish or starting a looking and responding session before creating your own stories in any of the visual arts strands.
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Irish Gifted Education Blog: Give Your Kids’ Imagination Wings: " Guest Post by Natalie Butler of GAS Storybird, a free online collaborative storytelling service, is an ideal way for parents, child..."
Link to the original post below:
Irish Gifted Education Blog: Give Your Kids’ Imagination Wings: " Guest Post by Natalie Butler of GAS Storybird, a free online collaborative storytelling service, is an ideal way for parents, child..."
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