Imagine That!!

It's so fitting that this is a class full of busy boys! Not the little girls wouldn't love it and probably help chill things out occasionally, but the energy level and imagination is abundant every week. We are always punching the air, shooting a gun, flying a plane, and doing many boy things!

This particular week the Home Assignment was to make a sculpture. child-directed sculpture is a wonderful activity for young children. It allows them to discover, invent and construct on their own, while developing and expressing their creativity visually and kinesthetically. It develops physical skills of fine motor coordination and eye-hand coordination and provides an opportunity for children to use their imagination and problem solving skills. I was so impressed with the sculptures that came to class the next week. We had Lego's, marshmallows, play-doh and paper mache. Each boy had worked hard and was very excited to share their creation.

We put the music on and danced all around our sculptures (that were each carefully placed on a platform aka hool a hoop) then when the music stopped we had to pick one sculpture and copy it with our body. We had to roll in a ball like the globe, pretend to be dead like the marshmallow man, or shoot like the Lego figure. The boys loved it and it was a very fun way to practice their stop and go body control!