Sometimes, inspiration comes to me when I least expect it. One morning, while preparing the classroom before the children arrived, it just came to me - an art gallery. Of course! Why didn't I think of it sooner?
The fact is, a classroom art gallery is something I've thought about in the past but never acted upon simply due to lack of open wall space at the children's eye level. Instead, I try to encourage art appreciation through the use of
Child-Size Masterpieces and various lessons throughout the year. The new arrangement of our
Nature Shelf corner, however, has opened up the back of a door used for fire exit purposes. "This is it - the perfect spot for an art gallery!" I thought to myself.
I quickly located some laminated art cards which I made years ago from an old calendar and put together a mini-art gallery with prints of Vincent Van Gogh's works. I have sets of other famous artists and plan to change them periodically. I think I even surprised myself at how fast this came together!
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| Art Gallery |
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| The Art Gallery in relation to the Nature Shelf... |
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| ...and next to the Peace Corner. |
The whole room seems brighter now... I am so thankful for these little changes, and so are the children. I still can't believe I never really planned it and how it came to me, "on the fly!"
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