Third graders at Jacksonville Country Day School recently studied landscapes and weaving as a part of their art curriculum.
To combine the two, Alli Flores, the school’s art specialist, had the students create a tree weaving project. This project required focus, persistence and patience.
As with each project in the school’s art curriculum, the process that a student uses is a teaching moment. With weaving, children work on their fine motor skills and on the concept of patterning, all while concentrating on their hand-eye coordination.
While in science class third-graders dissected owl pellets as part of their studies about predator and prey relationships. Owl pellets are regurgitated remains of an owl's meal after digestion. The pellets contain bones and fur of the animals the owl has consumed, notably rodents. Using a chart, the students were able to identify the bones and other structures they uncovered.
