While we do not encourage the children to create images (we want them to explore the shape, and the function of each shape - not be focused on creating boats and flowers) - elementary children do utilize them to create images. I encourage the exploration of shape and function and steer them away from creating images until it is inevitable.
Some samples of our work:
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| a friend's toes |
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| exploring different kinds of flowers |
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| what if we just use hexagons? what would happen? note: this particular mode teaches far more more than creating a flower teaches a child ;) |
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| she was exploring pure shape; filling in gaps with other shapes, seeing where it would lead (this is a transition stage into creating intentional images) |
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| Purely exploring with shapes - and look at the beautiful pattern emerging! |
