15/02/2008 by James.

A few images from a PAWS (West Wilts Council funded) project I ran at The Mead Primary this week - a lovely group of children - enthusiastic and creative, using a wide range of recycled materials to make woodland wildlife….

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15/02/2008 by James.

This week at Pitton Pre-School, I provided the children with large scale paper and acrylic paints… again, as always with 5×5x5, it was up to the children what they chose to do with the materials, but we spent a few minutes talking about what we had seen in the artwork at the ‘Colour Rush’ exhibition, the children’s interests in tracks and trails found in the abstract artworks, and the fabric and spaces of the building itself (e.g. the big old doors and locks of the reduntant church building).

The responses were varied, with a lot of sensory investigation of the paint, with hands and brushes, mark-making with sticks and brush handles, and a general absorption in the qualities of and possibilities provided by the materials.

A group of 6 to 7 children have been identified with a strong direction in their work/play, and its these children that we will be concentrating on documenting through photos, notes and video over the coming sessions - tracking their learning, and providing materials and opportunities appropriate to their individual interests and approach.

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