The Bees had a blast deciding on the colours and texture of the collage papers to use, and this activity helps to reinforce individual creative expression (they were given free play to use different colours and textures of paper as well as modes of collage - rolled up, flat, curled paper, etc).
For Little Bee, it is also good to strengthen Math concepts through the sorting of the right colours in the appropriate visual areas and shape/size/quantity definitions. Sticking copious amount of small pieces of paper within the parameters of the visual outlines also helps to heighten her fine motor skills, which will come in very handy for neat handwriting in the very near future.
Big Bee's farmhouse collage. Types of collage papers used: aluminium foil, crepe, cellophane, translucent wrapping paper, thick coloured paper. She rolled up the collage papers for the horizontal fence and the hay peeping out of the aluminium farmhouse window for a 3D effect.
More importantly, it helped to keep them busy while they sat alongside each other, observing their respective works and enhancing their patience. We spent about three evenings working on the collage, about 30 minutes each night, and it was nice to have a little project to look forward to after work.
I also try to display their completed works of art in conspicuous places so that they could be imbued with a nice sense of achievement and a feeling of continuation. For this piece of work, I decided to stick them onto the stairs of their bunk bed, and they do stop to admire their own artwork whenever they step into their bedroom.
Little Bee's farmhouse collage. Types of collage papers used: aluminium foil, crepe, cellophane, translucent wrapping paper, thick coloured paper, cotton wool (for the clouds). She rolled up the collage papers for the door and the little orange and red flowers on the grass patch.
More importantly, it helped to keep them busy while they sat alongside each other, observing their respective works and enhancing their patience. We spent about three evenings working on the collage, about 30 minutes each night, and it was nice to have a little project to look forward to after work.
I also try to display their completed works of art in conspicuous places so that they could be imbued with a nice sense of achievement and a feeling of continuation. For this piece of work, I decided to stick them onto the stairs of their bunk bed, and they do stop to admire their own artwork whenever they step into their bedroom.
3 comments:
Both collages are beautifully done! I'm amazed that even Little Bee can make such a beautiful collage at her age. I remember getting my P1 students to make such collages but after awhile, many of them got impatient and tired of pasting the small pieces of papers onto their pictures. It definitely requires lots of focus and patience.
What a coincidence! My boys made this same barn collage back in Sept 2009 as I shared on my blog before. http://domesticgoddess-ourworldmyworld.blogspot.com/2010/02/cut-paper-collage-colorful-barn.html. But it was a small part of a bigger piece.
Love your idea of introducing different materials.
I agree Little Bee's collage is amazingly well done for her age. Each piece is very neatly placed. gorgeous!
Ing: Thanks so much for your compliments. The Bees have a strong interest in colours and collage-making, that's why they were more focused in this activity. I had to split this into 3 evenings, so they did not have the chance to get impatient, thank goodness. As for the little pieces of paper for Little Bee, I cut those for her, so all she had to do was to paste little papers on the picture!
Domesticgoddess: What a coincidence indeed! I went to check out your barn, and it is amazing that Marcus can cut and paste the papers himself. Most kids (like Little Bee) will get really tired after cutting the pieces of paper and will not show much interest in pasting them. Hence, I had to cut the pieces of collage for Little Bee. Marcus was very neat in his farmhouse collage!
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