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It wasn’t until I taught in China that I even had to think about why we do April Fools’ Day. My Chinese students thought this was a pretty funny idea, and were amazed that so many peopl…
Oil on canvas. Sonia Delaunay was a Jewish-French artist who, with her husband Robert Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colors and geometric shapes. Her work extends to painting, textile design and stage set design. She was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964, and in 1975 was named an officer of the French Legion of Honor. Her work in modern design included the concepts of geometric abstraction, the integration of furniture, fabrics, wall coverings, and clothing. Delaunay grew up in St. Petersburg. She studied drawing in Karlsruhe, Germany, and in 1905 moved to Paris, where she was influenced by the Post-Impressionists and the Fauvists. She married the artist Robert Delaunay in 1910, by which time she was painting in the style known as Orphism, which involved the harmonious juxtaposition of areas of pure colour. She extended Orphist principles to the design of fabrics, pottery decoration, stage sets, and other applied arts. Among her most important works were her Orphist illustrations for a poem by Blaise Cendrars entitled La Prose du Transsibérien et de la petite Jehanne de France (1913; “The Prose of the Trans-Siberian and of Little Jehanne of France”); the resulting volume was a landmark in modern book production. During the 1920s Delaunay designed textiles and dresses, and her use of abstract colour harmonies had a strong influence on international fashion. She returned to painting in the 1930s, joining the Abstraction-Création association in 1931. She and Robert Delaunay became involved in public art projects, and they collaborated on vast murals for the Paris Exposition of 1937. After her husband’s death in 1941, Delaunay continued to work as a painter and designer, and she lived to see the mounting of retrospectives of her work by major museums from the 1950s onward. In 1964 she became the only woman to have had an exhibition at the Louvre Museum in her own lifetime.
These are literally my favorite cookies of all time. All time. Koulourakia are a traditional cookie served at Easter time. There are a bunch of different recipes for this cookie, but basically it…
These are literally my favorite cookies of all time. All time. Koulourakia are a traditional cookie served at Easter time. There are a bunch of different recipes for this cookie, but basically it…
PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard. ...
International Children's Book Day is celebrated on the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, April 2nd. Check out these great, cat-related books for kids.
(NOTE: I felt guided to write this because shame and the shadow side are a daily theme in my conversations with clients and with loved ones — as well as in my own inner dialogue. We often feel…
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I wrote a big post tonight on how I introduced the lesson (author's message) in a story to my students on Friday. Hop on over to read all about it and link over to my TpT store where you can find it for free! I hope it make sense, and I hope it's something you can use!
Have you ever browsed some internet forums and heard some teeny kids from the west how Slavs have no culture? Well after this amazing photo shoot their mouths w
Marion Peck moves into a new chapter of her practice as she unveils "StraVolti" at Dorothy Circus Gallery Rome on April 21. The show, collecting new works that explore psychological themes and modern art history, presents a series of distorted portraits rendered in oil. "StraVolti" runs through May 28.
These are literally my favorite cookies of all time. All time. Koulourakia are a traditional cookie served at Easter time. There are a bunch of different recipes for this cookie, but basically it…
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Our favorite blue rooms from the Veranda archives will inspire a million and one ideas.
"April showers bring May flowers!" This is a fairly realistic saying here in the States. During the first part of spring it rains and storms quite frequently which helps to bring all the pretty flowers to life. Rain and storms go hand in hand with clouds. What are clouds? Clouds are made of tiny (smaller than you can see) water droplets. When they all come together they make a cloud. When these clouds become big they get heavy. The water begins to fall out of the cloud and that is what we call rain! Clouds don't always make rain, though. Sometimes they are just fun to look at! They can make all kinds of shapes. CIRCLE TIME: Talk about clouds! Ask some questions to see what they know and think about clouds. 1. Do you think you could walk on clouds? 2. How do you think they get there? 3. Are there different kinds of clouds? 4. What colors of clouds have you seen? Talk about their answers. For a fun display, draw a large fluffy cloud on paper that you can put up on the wall in your Circle Time area. Write some of their answers on the cloud. Also print out some different pictures of clouds and post them on the cloud you drew. You can visit the NOAA http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pa/forkids.php wesite for some interesting pictures and coloring pages. LETTER: U u for Umbrella When it rains we will use an Umbrella to keep us dry. U for Umbrella coloring page READING: We will begin our phonetic reading this week! I feel that the easiest and most efficient way for preschool kids to begin the reading process is to sound out the letters that make up words. We have been working all year on the sounds letters make, singing the ABC song, coloring worksheets, and so forth. Now it is time to use all that knowledge to try to read some small words. It is helpful to spend around 5-10 minutes per day on reading. Yup! That's all you need. Too much and they will lose interest. So it is important to integrate a reading activity into each day and only for a few minutes. Begin this week with "A". It is a word, after all. Find some sentences in their favorite books which have "a" in them. Read the sentences aloud and pause at the "a". Ask them "What word is that?" Each time you get to an "a" in the story, pause and let them "read" it themselves! Great start that will make them feel very proud. There are a couple of FREE websites that I will refer you to for all our reading lessons. Generally I will provide 1 or 2 reading activities each week and then supplement with these great activities on the sites. On starfall.com we will use the reading games. BEGIN HERE! This week we will work on "an" and "at". On readingbear.org we will use their "sounding out" techniques. Begin this week with the "short a" sounds. BEGIN HERE By incorporating the letter a into many different reading activities, it will help young children begin to understand the concept of reading. STORY Drippy The Raindrop Read this story from First-School.com before doing the science activity! It will help to explain exactly what happens to water from the river to the cloud and back. (the story isn't complete, but it tells enough of it to work. there is an option to purchase the rest of the story if you wish) http://www.drippytheraindrop.com/DrippysWorldTrialStories/ToMountainsAndBack/Entry.htm SCIENCE: Making our own Clouds Materials Needed: Cotton Balls Flat pans or flat containers Water Put about a half inch of water in the pan(s). Give each child a cotton ball. Explain that this will act as their cloud. How does the cloud feel? Light and soft? Talk about how water will "evaporate" or become tiny droplets and will rise up into the sky. Ask them to place their cotton over the water. Can you see the water traveling up into their cotton? How does the cloud feel now? Heavy? As they lift the cotton ball up from the water some "rain" will begin to drip from the clouds. This is exactly how a cloud acts when it is full of water! The water comes back down as rain and ends up in lakes, streams and the ocean (represented by the pan of water). Once their cloud in empty of water, the process can begin again. MATH Cloud Number Toss Print numbers 1 - 12 inside an egg carton. Have the kids toss a cotton ball (or craft poms) at the carton and say the number they land on out loud. Then count out that many cotton balls. Umbrella Grid Game Print out the umbrella grid from Prekinders.com. Make sure you have clear glass beads (like for fish tanks) and a numbered dice. You can make your own dice by purchasing a wooden block in whatever size you choose from a hobby store. Simply print the numbers on each side with a marker. http://www.prekinders.com/gridgames/umbrella10.pdf The kids will roll the dice one by one and place a bead on each umbrella for the number they rolled. This is great for number recognition, counting, and taking turns. CLOUD ACTIVITY Cloud Watching Cloud Watching Window Print the window on heavy cardstock. You will need craft popsicle sticks or paint stirrers as well. Cut the center of the paper out so that you can see through it. Glue or tape the stick to the bottom and backside of the paper so you can hold it up and look through it easily. On a nice day with clouds in the sky, take the windows outside to use to look at the different kinds of clouds. It is not really important what each type of cloud is called, it is just fun to try to match up the clouds in the sky with the clouds on the window! You can also begin to find funny shapes that clouds can make. Maybe you can find a bunny, a flower, or even your Mom! CRAFT Fluffy Cloud Materials Needed: White Construction Paper Several Colors of Blue Tissue Paper, cut in squares Glue Freehand a fluffy cloud onto the paper. Provide tissue paper squares and glue for the kids to use to make their cloud. Cut them out and tape them to windows for a cool effect! STORY Sweet story about a little cloud who changes into all kinds of shapes before joining up with another cloud to make rain. MUSIC Black Clouds Black clouds gather in the sky Soon its going to storm Lightning, thunder, run inside And we'll be safe and warm! COOKING Cloud Cookies Ingredients: Graham Crackers Vanilla Frosting Mini Marshmallows Allow the children to paint their crackers with some frosting and then stick marshmallows to them. Simple as that!
These are literally my favorite cookies of all time. All time. Koulourakia are a traditional cookie served at Easter time. There are a bunch of different recipes for this cookie, but basically it…
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Like Hollywood at the end of the 20th century, artists at the beginning took some liberties with the facts. Art: Willy Stöwer, The Sinking of the Titanic 1912: Man’s technological hubris hits an iceberg and sinks, literally, as the RMS Titanic founders on its maiden voyage. The liner, in many ways state of the art […]
Sandra Bullock likes to keep her handsome boyfriend out of the public eye. But that changed on Tuesday as the actress was seen proudly smiling next to Bryan Randall as she held Laila.
