Plarn and exploring reusing and recycling

Today we began an exploration of plastic bags. Our class goal this week is to create art work that can be places outside without falling apart when it rains.

We will use strips of plastic bags to create different animal sculptures and representations to hang on our screen wall in the science and biology space in PK.

More pictures to come, but here is a peek at our exploration.

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S Snake

Snakes are a regular occurrence here in the jungle. We see snakes slither across our outdoor hallway with some frequency, so the kiddos have a personal connection to them. This was reflected in lots of patterns, smiles, and familiarity.

M Monkey

Where I live there are four kinds of monkeys that we see nearly everyday. On the way to school or in the afternoons it is quite normal to see troupes of either shorter long tail macaques. And if we are especially lucky we catch sight of a gibbon or langur high in the branches of a tree. When I first chatted with the class about monkeys they were most excited about the short tail macaques who tend to be the larger monkeys who are not skittish around people. And thus was born the M Monkey, or M Macaque. The children are quick to say that the monkeys LOVE garbage can messes.

L Ladybug

Our L Ladybugs spawned a fascination in insects. Now everyday at recess the kiddos search for moths, beetles, and giant cockroaches to put in our magnifiers and observe. So far I haven't been too creeped out by all of our classroom squiggley wiggley guests.

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