We missed many of our friends at co-op today! The Fenders were on vacation and the Canodes and Reynolds had sick kids in their families. But, the four families that were there had a great time! We started our study of a new artist, John Singer Sargent. We learned that he was a friendly, fun-loving portrait artist. As we looked at one of his famous paintings, "Portrait of a Boy," we discussed the artist's use of lighting, elements and formal style. The kids even practiced posing for a formal portrait! The older kids then went upstairs to learn more about a remarkable woman, Helen Keller, who was both blind and deaf. The kids explored books in Braille, learned to sign the alphabet and numbers and then were challenged to complete basic tasks while blindfolded. The younger kids classes were combined this week. They read "Goodnight Moon." Then they said "goodnight" to each other and were tucked into bed to watch the movie based on this book. Afterwards, they made a bowl full of mush, which was really oatmeal. They all loved it! It was another great day at co-op!
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