The art studio butterflies emerged last week.
The week was filled with the combination of color, light, form, shape, & projection all inspired by the two fluttering Monarchs that filled the studio with a special aura.
By Friday, it was time to set the last two magical creatures free.
The evidence of this experience continues wholehearted.
“For the child. . . it is not half so important to know as to feel. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow. The years of early childhood are the time to prepare the soil. Once the emotions have been aroused – a sense of the beautiful, the excitement of the new and the unknown, a feeling of sympathy, pity, admiration or love – then we wish for knowledge about the object of our emotional response . . . It is more important to pave the way for a child to want to know than to put him on a diet of facts that he is not ready to assimilate.” –Rachel Carson
Love that last photo. Actually all of them, together.
Go go butterflies! What is the project they are working on with the acetate and projector?
It’s their representations of Monarchs that they experimented with by projecting, using on a shadow screen, and eventually tying on the trees, as a simulated migration to Mexico. These are daily tools of expression in Reggio inspired programs. The belief is that children have a right to explore, experiment, use, and have opportunities to experience light/shadow.
what a beautiful experience this learning and admiring of butterflies. is..i love the quote. it’s so true!