Tag Archives: girlstart literacy
Refrigerator Box House
The girls would do Mr. Plumbean (from The Big Orange Splot) proud!
Some sample girl rules…
No hitting was a common theme in the girls’ rules. So was “no dorks allowed.” On girl had a rule that you do jump on the bed in her house. We appreciated the girl that felt that “no hitting the teacher” was a good rule. We agree!
Big Orange Splot
The GIRLSTart girls had a read aloud of The Big Orange Splot. Then they wrote rules for their own house. Then they got to decorate their own houses and post their rules.
Collage Girls – Alisa & Mina
My Day At the Joslyn
Working on a Collage
The girls had a good time with this project. They loved using the miniature “artworks” from the Joslyn as part of their collage projects. – Ms. Tess
Mina’s Collage Features a Joslyn Chihuly
Mina works on her Bryan Collier-inspired collage. She attends the Girls Inc. South Center.
“Can you make sure that we can see these videos and pictures from the South Center, too?” Mina
Here you go South Omaha Emma Lozier girls: Mina works on her collage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaLEqc6NcgE
Mina is done with her collage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKSh4x9Xf8c
Who’s he again? Wasn’t he in a band?
“This guy was my favorite artwork by Bryan Collier. What was his name again? He was in a band, I remember that part. Oh, yeah! John Lennon!” – Alisa
Bryan Collier-inspired collages
The GIRLStart girls who went to the Joslyn Art Museum to see the Bryan Collier illustrations created their own artworks “My Day at the Joslyn,” utlizing a collage technique.
“I think I can spell the word collage without looking.” – Alisa
Madagascar Adventure
At the Madagascar Adventure day at the South Omaha Library, the girls each received a passport of activities. As each activity was completed, the passports were stamped.
Here the girls pretend to be sunning lemurs at the creative drama station: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-CkVcsrws
Siberian Tiger DNA
The girls got to hold vials of the DNA from several zoo animals, including a Siberian Tiger.
Alisa told us that “DNA doesn’t smell.”
