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April 13, 2015

Weaving with 1st and 2nd Graders

weaving3Do you remember weaving as a kid? It was so fun. The 1st and 2nd graders at Grace think so, too!

We started by watching a video about weaving. It’s a good opportunity to share why weaving is worth learning about! Next, we watch a video showing how WE are going to weave. Continue Reading

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January 21, 2015

Henri, Our Favorite Artist!

girl-in-matisseI am having a blast with my first graders this month. We are learning about the famous artist Henri Matisse. (My kids are now on a first-name basis with him, simply calling him “Henri”!)

Of course, we’re also making lots of great art. 🙂 Continue Reading

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December 21, 2014

A Renaissance Nativity for Catholic Grade Schoolers

renaissance-nativityLeonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance artists provided the artistic inspiration for the final Nativity artwork produced by Grace 1st graders this year. Beautiful! ❤ Continue Reading

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December 15, 2014

Baby Jesus for Preschoolers

holding-baby-jesusGrace preschoolers finished their Baby Jesus dolls last week, and I wanted to be sure you got to see them. (Here’s how we did it.)

The children love them … and so do I.

What a joy it is, to help little ones grow their love for Him!!!! ❤

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December 14, 2014

Wrapping Baby Jesus in Art … and Learning about Both!

gustav-jesus-singleGrace kindergartners are learning about the artist Gustav Klimt. First, we read a story called Klimt and His Cat. Then we talked about and looked at his art work.

This is where it got really cool (at least in a Catholic grade school). We discovered Klimt cared for the poor and those in need. Continue Reading

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December 5, 2014

Tinting and Shading a Christmas Sky

night-sky2Our 2nd grade art class is learning about tinting and shading right now, by creating backdrops of the night sky for their Christmas nativity scenes. Beautiful! Continue Reading

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October 25, 2014

Celebrating differences courtesy Pablo Picasso

picasso-guitarBy Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB

We have continued to learn about Pablo Picasso, using the beautifully illustrated Just Behave, Pablo Picasso! by Jonah Winter. The kids loved the book … and loved our art project even more!

The project was based on Pablo’s musical instrument paintings. Continue Reading

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