tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592492505091408673.post1349481947985890519..comments2024-03-20T12:08:11.174-05:00Comments on Katie Morris Art: Accepting Age-Appropriate DrawingsKatie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056783451407075827noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592492505091408673.post-22395216074554656542014-10-08T21:37:37.149-05:002014-10-08T21:37:37.149-05:00I don't make children use a mirror to use a mi...I don't make children use a mirror to use a mirror or to use the "correct" colors. Some choose to look in the mirrors but the youngest just like watching their reflections draw more than trying to mimic what they see. I'm sorry that your son was made to feel that way! It makes me think of the song "Flowers are Red". That song jut about makes me cry every time I listen to it!Katie Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056783451407075827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592492505091408673.post-82817026757948994602014-10-08T20:53:58.753-05:002014-10-08T20:53:58.753-05:00Regardless of your good intentions, I think mirror...Regardless of your good intentions, I think mirror are not a good thing for 1rst grader- Their sense of self is still very much immersed in their environment and they do not have a clear conscious on about how they look - That awareness comes later - <br />My son had a teacher in first grade who chose to have the children drew themselves with a mirror - H colored his eyes bright green - She made him aware that they were NOT green but brown - He was confused AND devastated to have done a " bad" observation. the observation of one -self is still in the fantasy world - To push it towards realistic is against their healthy development - read R. Steiner -+ development of heathy children. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592492505091408673.post-24754175839225083972014-02-10T22:08:04.185-06:002014-02-10T22:08:04.185-06:00Thanks, Phyl! :)Thanks, Phyl! :)Katie Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056783451407075827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592492505091408673.post-9699413714983849232014-02-10T22:07:44.410-06:002014-02-10T22:07:44.410-06:00The students LOVE mirrors! I have a whole box in t...The students LOVE mirrors! I have a whole box in the drawing center. I also like to ask to remind them that yes, boys do have eyelashes, too! :)<br />My favorite thing to do is make them "measure" where their eyes are on their faces with their hands, otherwise they don't believe that eyes are in the middle.Katie Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056783451407075827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592492505091408673.post-34925050105100714052014-02-09T20:03:27.270-06:002014-02-09T20:03:27.270-06:00I'm teaching K1 (4 and 5 year olds) for the fi...I'm teaching K1 (4 and 5 year olds) for the first time ever this year and it's been a huge learning experience for me. Learning about what they are capable of (I found out zig zags are a developmental thing!) and what they like to draw. Some of the best drawings I've got out of them is when I brought in mirrors and we talked in detail about what we can see in the face. Where are the eyes? What are these holes in my nose? Do boys also have eyelashes? etc I think at this age it's almost more important to teach them how to see, and give them many different media opportunities. I always ask them about details and try to show them pictures or get them to look at things when they draw (of course not always going to happen and I still have some kids who just like to make marks and play with colour). And yes the fascination with rainbows is interesting!Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192606782016476312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592492505091408673.post-51827062367383900512014-02-08T00:30:02.749-06:002014-02-08T00:30:02.749-06:00Terrific post! So many times I have seen projects...Terrific post! So many times I have seen projects posted that have an end project that really has nothing to do with where the kids at that age are developmentally. Even if we aren't doing choice-based work in our classrooms, we still should be planning lessons that are appropriate for the stages of artisitc development, not just because there is a cute expected outcome. So often I see lessons that haven't succeeded because they weren't developmentally appropriate. Kudos to you for posting this.Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.com