wax resist for the duos

Lesson 1: 

using the art cards on Osa Osa, Yali and the Markara from Asian Civilisation Musuem, kiddos were introduced to what composite creatures are... Then in pairs, the pupils agreed on three of their favourite animals before piecing up their individual composite pet with the 3 animals that they had listed. 

I like this paired activity as it required pupils to share with each other on their favourite animal and then come to a compromise on the 3rd animal. In addition, it required them to crack their brain a little as the pair were not allowed to have the same or even similar composite animal as their pet... 

Lesson 2: 

class discussion on how they can be good pet owners to their composite pets before they were introduced to wax resist technique to create the background of their composite pet

Lesson 3: 

started the lesson with a discussion on products made from animals' skins and hides and linked it to cruelty towards animals... i asked how would they feel if their composite pets were killed and their skins were then made into wallets, bags and belts.... eventually the kids managed to lead the discussion towards being a vegetarians and saying no to sharkfins....  wow... i didnt plan for the lesson to be in that direction... =) 

was a little worried before the class as i was afraid that the topic would be too difficult or too terrifying for little children but the kids took it pretty well and further than i thought and even promised that they would go home to share what we had discussed and help to educate their parents about it... oopx!!! 

Lesson 4: 

We then observed some images of animal prints closely to highlight that the stripes or spots on them are not really just straight lines and perfect circles... then they did a practice into their A4 sketchbook before working on larger pieces of art paper... the practice was essential to teach about smudging and to have some peer critic for area of improvement...  

Lesson 5: 

their favourite lesson - painting and dabbing the excess with tissue paper

  

Lesson 6:

turning their animal prints artwork into a hat....

then adding eyes, noses, ears, whiskers, teeth etc etc 

Lesson 7: 

fashion parade, peer critic and reflection time 

papier mache robots by the fifth graders

Lesson 1: 

class discussion on why robots are invented, the difference between robots of olden days and now and what type of robots would they like to invent for the aging population of Singapore.... all these before the kiddos formed into groups of 4 to brainstorm and design their group robot... 

Lesson 2 to 3: 

mask-taping the boxes together to form the robot skeleton... i think the class did a great job at collecting the boxes they needed...  

Lesson 4 to 6: 

pasting newspaper onto the skeleton with diy glue made from tapioca flour and boiling water

Lesson 7 to 9: 

Painting

showcasing all completed robots from 5 Care during Aesthetic Day... =) ....am so proud of the whole class.... 

Hatchday Celebrations (4 & 5) - with lene & joyce

mini-celebration with BFF, Charlene, since secondary school days... we met up on Children's Day which was a school holiday for me and she took half day leave just to spend the afternoon with me to treat me my birthday lunch and to pass me my pressie...

couple pillow case.... so cute...reminds me of all the cooking mr ang did in tasmania.... must do task for this hol is to find bedsheet cover and bolster cases in the same colour family... hee... 

she even threw in two 2015 calendar which she bought at a charity bazaar from Gentle Paws ... one for Mr Ang and one for yours truly me... =) 

Then i have Joyce, ex-supervisor from SL turned pal, who treated me dinner at Grub at Bishan Park 




made the right choice of having a pork burger.... one of the most yummilicious burger i had so far

 prawn spaghetti for joyce  

worse churos ever.... so hard...so not sweet despite it being sugar coated... yuck!!! 

grateful for friends whom take the initiative to meet up with super no-initiative people like me.... =P