A couple of weeks ago, my Kinder students were working on their #Awards. One boy looked over at another one, who was carefully drawing details on his paper. “Are you an artist?” the first student asked with admiration in his voice. “I used to be one,” the five-year-old responded, matter-of-factly. “Really?” asked his awestruck fan. … Read more
UPDATE 3/23/2025: I’ve added a new post with updated Faberge Egg Resources that you can access here. My 4th grade GT students study masterpieces each year. The story of the Faberge Eggs, annually created for the last Russian czar’s mother and wife, fascinates all of us – especially when considered in the context of the tragedy … Read more
Note: As I was looking up resources for this post, I realized that yesterday, the day that I introduced Guernica to my current 4th graders, was the 80th anniversary of its bombing. I’m sure I probably knew that somewhere in my subconscious, but it still sent a chill down my spine when I saw the … Read more
So, here’s the thing. Unscrupulous people are always trying to figure out how to get things out of art museums. But what if you are a scrupulous person? And what if you are the producer of the Kid President videos? And what if you get invited to speak at THE Guggenheim museum? Well, then, you smuggle art in, … Read more
According to its website, ” ‘Common Ground‘ is a collaborative kinetic art installation about connecting America through creativity and problem solving.” The result is a video that shows 5 Rube Goldberg reactions created in 5 different locations across the country. Each one “triggers” the one that follows. (I particularly liked the “Women in Stem” portion … Read more
We all have things that scare us, of course. In the book that my 5th grade gifted students are reading, The Giver, the main character is “apprehensive” about an upcoming event. To help the students connect to the text, I asked them to list some of the things that worry or scare them. Using our green screen … Read more