The children have absolutely loved learning about Pablo Picasso and seeing Knuffle Bunny in his travels to Paris to visit Picasso's house and famous museums. Many of you have probably heard your child talk about Knuffle Bunny and have no clue who he is. Knuffle Bunny is a character in our favorite class books. He is a stuffed bunny who belongs to a little girl named Trixie. There are a series of three books about Knuffle Bunny and Trixie and the adventures they go on. Since Knuffle Bunny is often read and talked about in our class, we figured why not incorporate him into our Pablo Picasso unit by sending him to Paris, where Picasso spent most of his life. Every couple of days Knuffle Bunny sends the class a letter and some pictures of him in Paris. The letters he sends include fun facts about Picasso and Paris. All of the letters and pictures are hanging up on the map in the dramatic play area. Take a look!
The three periods that we are focusing on with Picasso are the blue period, the rose period, and cubism. This week the children worked on replicating Picasso's blue and rose period using their own personal experiences as motivation. They learned that the blue period was a time when Picasso was very sad so they were asked to think of a time when they were sad. They had to first draw a rough draft with crayon and then were asked to paint their picture. When they finished their painting they had to name it. They went through the same process with the rose period but thought of a happy time instead.
We also made a KWL chart with the children. This chart is divided into three sections. In the K section, we wrote the things we know or have learned about Picasso. The W stands for what we want to know about Picasso and at the end of the study we will fill in the L, which is what we learned about Picasso. Through the reading of the books and Knuffle Bunnies letters we were able to come up with a good list of things we already know. The children have other questions about Picasso that will be answered through other books and letters. They have really enjoyed looking through Picasso's books and checking out his art work. The children are now able to see a painting and tell what period the picture comes from. It is really neat to see how much they have already learned and how eager they are to learn more.
Other things happening in the class:
*Playing with the dollhouse
*Making sculptures like Picasso
*House in the dramatic play
*Math problems on the white board
*Secret Mother's Day projects
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