We Make Marks
Our St. Paul’s Promise “I can use marks to communicate meaning” supports and encourages children to explore and experiment with marks.
We have made HUGE marks outside with water and BIG painting and decorating brushes.
We have made intricate, powdery marks with charcoal and chalk.
We have painted blocks of colour with paint-sticks and paint-rollers.
And we have use thick pens to draw…
Lines
Circles
Curves
Straight
Wavy
Zigzag
We have drawn ourselves – self-portraits!
We have drawn our families – family-portraits!
We have made patterns with colour.
We have coloured in patterns.
We have been playful artists!
And our marks have been communicating meaning… I wonder what they say?
Claying
We do love clay!
The squelchy, slippy, sloppy kind!
The squeeze between-your-toes kind!
Rhea – our fabulous Clay Artist – has been teaching us about clay.
We have been using Clay tools.
We have been using our bodies as clay tools!
We have been
Cutting
Marking
Drawing
Squeezing
Stamping
Rolling
Stretching
Flattening
Stacking
Jumping
With the clay.
We do love clay!
Let’s Get Mixing!
We like to immerse ourselves in the messiness of learning!
We like to use all our senses to wallow in the water and paint.
We mix and pour, empty and fill.
We use fingers and brushes.
We use spoons and spatulas.
We ask ourselves
What colour will this make?
What happens when the dry powder becomes wet?
What puddles can I make when I pour?
Our St. Paul’s Promise “I use all my senses to engage in scientific enquiry” helps support the children to
Explore
Examine
Wonder
Research
It helps them to
Imagine
Observe
Question
Experiment
Test
Hypothesise
Communicate
Interpret
Predict
Speculate
Our St. Paul’s Promise “I use all my senses to engage in scientific enquiry” helps children to immerse themselves in the messiness of learning!
