Day 88 - February 9th

On Thursday, the kids visited a local bakery, or boulangerie. They saw mixing and kneading machines, and talked with one baker who was passionate about his bread making. They thought it was pretty cool, and they brought back some samples, too, including a sweet bread shaped like a lizard!

Then we had our second art lesson and occupation - Stained glass artists, and the kids made a stained glass design on a transparency. (Thanks to subbing at James Weldon Johnson for the idea, which was up on a bulletin board there, and Connie Brian for a WEALTH of stained glass information, which was super helpful!)
I had all 15 kids at once, so I really felt in my element (in teacher mode) and they listened well to the lesson. We were able to get them on task pretty quickly making their "windows." I would have been a bit harried during the work period without my mom helpers - they were AWESOME! We are still matting the kids' work, but here are pics of the process:

First they used geometric shapes to make a design of their choice. They drew/traced them with a pencil onto a piece of paper.

Then they laid a transparency over top of the paper, taped it all down, and then transferred the design to the transparency with a permanent marker. Steady!

Next they flipped it over, and colored in the shapes on the other side, to prevent smudging.

Finally, we took the transparency, and mounted it on aluminum foil to make it sparkle.

Later we mounted them with a frame, also, but that is not finished yet to show the finished product!
After art, we had lunch, which was mercifully ready 10 minutes late, so that most had time to finish their art projects.
And later in the day, I hung out with Elsie, working on more materials for next week!
For Friday - We will talk about the occupation of Music Conductor, and the kids will get a chance to conduct, too!