I thought our art show was fantastic. People brought in so many different styles and ideas and I thought that it really showed how we have a really creative class. I found it to be an incredibly educational experience as well because so many projects that were displayed were things that I had never even seen before. I tried to take lots of photos of the displays for future use, hopefully on our long practicum. Im glad the show happened even just for my own learning.

These are some photos that I took recently. I think fall is a time of year to get outside and enjoy the unique scenery. I think it would be a great time to do some nature-walk type of activities with a class, which could be used for many different subjects.

The top picture is from my parent's house, by the side gate for the field where we kept horses. The two other photos are taken at Wilkins Park.

This will be a short entry commenting on how great I thought the students in my practicum class did with art in the time I was there. I was amazed at how creative they were. They took the project that I worked on with them in so many different and cool directions that I know I could not thought of. They really exceeded what I expected them to do based on the other work we had done in the class and I was really glad to see how art can be an outlet for some students. One student in particular who had academic difficulties produced some great stuff and it was great to see the sense of accomplishment that this student got out of that.

This is a picture of a blue duck. I made the duck blue because to be honest I'd never seen a blue duck before and I wanted to see one.

I think if a child made a duck blue it would show great outside the box thinking.

This is a picture of the magic school bus that a group of us (Heather, Jesslyn, Jordan, Ida Mae and I) made for our science class dramatic lesson last year. This was an interesting project for me because the creating of the set was something I was not used to. It was a giant project that took a lot of thinking in ways I wasn't used to. Luckily I had group members who are much more artistic than me to do most of the creative work. The project also involved drama, which is another thing I am not used to. It ended up being a very fun project and gave me lots of ideas that I think I could take to my classroom someday.

I love art that contains a message. I have this print hanging on my wall. While it is great to have to decipher deeper, hidden meanings from a piece at times, I love this picture because the message is great and to the point. I think I could bring this into a classroom and have students say what it means to them, and tie it into a language arts lesson and a fine arts lesson to incorporate some cross-curricular activities.

 I took these photos on Cranbrook Hill during July and the second set this fall of the exact same spot, and thought I'd upload them to show how important season and weather are in how we view a scene. I know that for myself, these things play a big role in how I will feel about a piece, especially literature. Almost every good book I can think of used these elements to create a mood and atmosphere for the reader. I think each set of pictures brings a different set of feelings with them when someone would look at them.