The japanese page is this page.
Students from class A.
We worked with 3 points of focus.
1) It feels good to touch.
2) It sounds nice.
3) It has a good sound.
Elements 1 and 3 we looked at last lesson, but today we will think more about the sound (3).
We carefully thought about the sound as we made our piece, rat-a-tat, splash, crunch, crinkle, there are lots of sounds we noticed.
I wanted the work to represent the sounds they heard, using twists and other forms.
We rubbed off extra glue from the work.
It is important to wipe the glue off carefully.
It will make the finished work much better to do this.
Some people have found a new way to peel the glue off after it sticks!
After we finish we had an exchange and appreciation activity.
This time, rather than looking alone they looked at the work in groups.
Rather than fixed groups these groups could move around to see different work.
When they got to a piece of work they could share their ideas.
Some people looked and touched, thinking about the three focus points.
“Teacher, this piece is really beautiful!”
Someone called over. I also thought it was a very nice piece of work.
It is important to try to write and say our opinions in exchange activities.