Communication is an
important aspect in a child’s development. It is with communication that
children are able to express how they feel and what they are thinking about.
When talking about life cycles, the children can share their thoughts on what
they think, what they know and what they have learned through exploring and
investigating. There are a few ways in which children can display and express
their thoughts. One way would be through using art as a way of communicating.
The children may draw or paint pictures to represent what they have learned
throughout the process of the investigation. Within the art curriculum learning
area, the children may have the opportunity to communicate their understanding
of something by representing their ideas and feelings through visual art, for
example drawing or painting the life cycle of a pumpkin (Ministry of Ontario,
2010, p. 156). The children may show that they understand the life cycle the
pumpkin undergoes throughout its growing process. They may also draw out and
label the parts of the pumpkin for example, the skin, the seeds and the stem.
The children may also explore the characteristics of the
pumpkin, such as the colour, texture and shape. When looking at a pumpkin, the
children may have the chance to feel and notice the texture that the pumpkin has.
Within the art curriculum learning area, the children may further explore the
different elements of design in visual arts for example, the line, colour,
shape and texture of the pumpkin (Ministry of Ontario, 2010, p. 153). The
children may draw out a pumpkin and use close to the same colours when
colouring in the pumpkin. They may also use either a pumpkin or an object to
create a texture to their picture they drew of the pumpkin.
They
can use the picture of the pumpkins they drew in order to display what they
have learned compared to what they had already known. The children can use the
experiences they have had either at home or in school and make connections
between what they know already and what they want to know more about. The
children may reflect on what they have learned and focus on what they want to
know more about. This is where as an educator, it is essential to take in this
information as it could potentially lead to another investigation or project,
either about pumpkins or about the life cycle of other living things in nature.
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