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Monday, February 27, 2012
Portrait and Patterns
We started work on our self-portraits today. First Tamara introduced the idea at Morning Meeting of looking in the mirror and sketching with a pencil. The Turtles were eager to try their hand, and were so observant, commenting on the "diamond" shape of eyes, the tiny black circle in the middle of their eyes ("It's called the pupil," one Turtle volunteered), and the shades of brown, tan, peach, and "dark white" skin.
We also started working on patterning. It was amazing to see how the Turtles could extend, copy and sometimes even generate patterns.
We also started making a list of kindness in our classroom. Already we have heard many kind words like, "I'm using it, but you can play too!" and "I already asked, but you can have a turn next." One Turtle commented, "The meanness is leaving the room!'
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