I think I almost went a bit insane when I saw this in the district office.
Here is a miserable video
Paint roller drippy paint thing rainbow bulletin board!
21 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in art, bulletin board Tags: cave art, paint drip, paint roller
A display of student cave art. Take it or leave it. But the bulletin board setting is amazing. I like how this teacher did the dripping paint thing at the bottom, and the paint roller thing at the top is pretty terrific too.
Autumn Agamograph
21 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in 255Q, art Tags: agamograph
You look at these one way and you see one picture; look at them the other way and you see another picture. Pretty tricksy!
All it takes is folding the paper into accordian pleats and then drawing on half; then bending the cleats the other way and drawing on that portion. Here is a recipe to make your own.
Smart Board? Bulletin Board!
21 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in 993Q, bulletin board, Smart Board Tags: fooled you
It appears to be a Smart Board… but look again! It is a bulletin board!
The Cricket in Times Square, adapted
21 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in 993Q, bulletin board, literacy Tags: Cricket in Times Square
The Cricket in Times Square was a good novel, with some dated vocabulary, unfortunately. Here is an adapted bulletin board.
Classroom Library
21 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in 23q, library Tags: lifeline
I am starting a new feature about classroom libraries. This is the premier posting.
I think my favorite genre is Young Adult fiction. Which of these titles, if any, have you read?
I am Incredible
21 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in 23q, bulletin board, social media Tags: lifeline
Two bulletin boards of positivity.
Musical Instruments
17 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in 10X, Bronx, Music Tags: autoharp, xylophone
Two excellent instruments in the computer lab: xylophone and autoharp (referred to by its manufacturer as a “chromaharp”)
Here is a view of the mallots (hammers?). Wrapped in yarn?!
And here is the label. It is made in France.
The autoharps is very cool too. From the outside, it looks like a I-don’t-know-what.
From the inside, it starts to look interesting….,
And when it is out of the case, it is best.
The documentation has instructions on how to tune the instrument, as well as a sampling of songs to learn and play.
Krazy ‘Katecture at the MOMA
13 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in art Tags: architecture, Kingelez, MOMA
A recent math and art workshop brought me to Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art. There I had the opportunity to see many models made with mind-melting minutia. The maker? Mr. Bodys Isek Kingelez.
Ideal Athletes, Ideal Parents
09 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in sports Tags: athlete, Floyd Bennet Field, success
I saw this sign at Aviator Sports Complex out by Floyd Bennet Field, Brooklyn.
It reads:
Your child’s success or lack of success in sports does not indicate what kind of parent you are.
But having an athlete that is coachable, respectful, a great teammate, mentally tough, resilient and tries their best IS a direct reflection of your parenting.
I like it.
