Students have been honing in on their observation skills and expanding on creativity by painting placemats for the Harvest Luncheons at all three schools. By practicing looking closely at still life garden flora and vegetables, students are not just artists but scientists as well. They continue exploring sensory imagery using smell and touch. Studying Giuseppe Archimboldo gives cultural insight to a 15th Century Italian painter, who generated painted portraits in a non-traditional manner. The school gardens offer exploration and learning outside of classroom walls, whether planting seeds, taking care of vegetables that are shared in local food banks, creating delicious dishes to taste at the annual harvest luncheons, or learning how to put the gardens to bed for the winter.
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AuthorI am an art teacher and for Region 6 Elementary Schools: Warren, Morris, and Goshen, CT. I also teach a sixth grade class at the Wamogo Middle School Art Without Borders. Archives
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