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Making A Cloud

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

The quote by Mandy Budan noted during my own exploration with clouds through art at Paintlounge has stuck with me and trickled into our class' Cloud Inquiry...

With her painting she said, "I'm exploring the way clouds interact with the sky. Sometimes the cloud seems separate from the sky and sometimes it is clearly just an extension of it."

As a way of bringing this quote to life in our classroom, we have been using our knowledge and observations about clouds to be the inspiration for creating our very own cloud in our classroom! 

It's safe to say that construction is underway! 

After brainstorming what materials we will need in order to make our cloud, our students have taken an active role in sculpting, weaving, knotting, and wrapping various materials into our installation! Take a look as our learning collages bring to life the "cloud construction" in our classroom! 


Our students have also decided to make raindrops that will fall from our cloud installation! With beads and wire, they have not only been building their fine motor skills, but we were ecstatic to see them showcasing their knowledge about patterns, shapes, lines and the water cycle! 


It's truly incredible to see the power of inquiry in our classroom and our students are a true testament to how their natural curiousity can be the driving force behind their learning! To honour the process behind our cloud inquiry journey, we have showcased our learning through a documentation panel again in our hallway! Similar to our Tree Timeline last year, we decided to take it one step further ! In addition to the photographs, we have used our pedagogical documentation, captured quotes, and observations to highlight our journey so far! This also makes for an interactive experience for not only our class since they can connect to their initial theories/observations, but it allows anyone who walks by a chance to dive into our inquiry and become a part of it! 

If you get a chance to "walk our walls," we would love to hear about what you see! 


Stay tuned as we plan to post more about our Cloud installation as it unfolds in our classroom as well as how our Cloud Inquiry Panel grows!

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