In the Style of - Raoul Dufy

After learning about the life and works of Raoul Dufy, the children make paintings using his style. For ages 3 to 6. Plan 2 sessions.

Painting - Stuffed Fish

The children cut out and paint mirror-images of fish, and then make them three-dimensional by stuffing them with wadded newspaper. For ages 6 to 9. Plan 3 to 4 sessions.

Drawing - Illustrating Poems

THE CHICKEN AND THE HULA HOOP

The chicken in the chicken coop

is playing with a hula hoop.

Who went and left a hula hoop

in the chicken coop today?

She’s twisting and she’s twirling,

there’s a cloud of feathers swirling,

and the hula hoop is whirling

as she swivels and she sways.

A hula hoop misplaced in haste

is strangely to this chicken’s taste,

who has, it’s true, no real waist

and rather wobbly legs.

But when you see how she can whir

so fast her middle starts to blur,

I’m fairly sure that you’ll concur:

we’re having scrambled eggs!

                                                                                                                 © Emily Voigt                         

The children listen to poems read aloud and then make drawings to illustrate them. For ages 6 to 13. Plan 1 session.