I tre porcellini

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Continua il percorso sulle fiabe alla scuola dell'infanzia, oggi: I TRE PORCELLINI!

Si legge, si ascolta, si gioca a fare teatro mettendosi in gioco e improvvisando. In questo modo si impara e si sperimenta, ci si immedesima e si trovano soluzioni...come mettere al riparo tutti e tre i porcellini sotto un unico tetto visto che non ci stavano tutti insieme in una casetta :) (vedi foto).

 

E dopo disegniamo: per provare a fare e a rappresentare, per il gusto di sperimentare, per il piacere di ricordare l'esperienza:

Lupi e porcellini disegnati da bambini di 4 e 5 anni

 

Variabilità nei merli

Quante variabilità possono esserci nei disegni dei bambini quando si chiede la "copia di un modello"?

"Un merlo, tanti merli" (bambini di 3-4-5 anni)

...tantissime! i merli disegnati dai bambini sono tutti diversi a seconda dell'età, della predisposizione alla creatività, della buona volontà, della memorizzazione delle indicazioni (e tante variabili ancora).

E nella Natura quante variabili ci sono all'interno di una stessa specie? 

...tantissime! i merli non sono tutti uguali ma ognuno ha le sue caratteristiche che lo distinguono dagli altri della sua specie.

Allora, viva la Natura che ci insegna che le diversità esistono e che non ci sono "copie" al mondo ma ognuno ha la sua propria caratteristicha e unicità anche dentro un'unico "modello". 

Ai bambini occorre offrire "esempi" da seguire e non "modelli" da copiare, per lasciare che la variabilità personale possa emergere e non venga mortificata.

Drawn by kids: what is it?

 WHAT IS IT?

Drawing by little girl (3 years old)

 

When a child show you his drawing, sometime the representation isn't so clear... 

...so what can we do? simply: listen his description! (and don't judge before)

If we give an interpretation, maybe isn't the real meaning that child gave when he drew.

Isn't important how they draw, it's important that they draw and dream up and tell us their inner worlds.

Sometime children can amaze us!

Are you curious about what is in this drawing?

 Maybe is a flower? is a nightfall? or is a shooting star?

No, it's ... a chair!!!!

This little girl has a lot of fantasy :-)

Drawn by kids: flowers

How many flowers!

....violet flowers, pink flowers, all colors flowers...

every child draw in own style, every flower is unique!

Drawn by kids: the beehive

A LOT OF BEES!

We had done a project about bees with children of 4 years old, then they had drawn their own bee:

...these bees are so beautiful because they are all different: like our children!

 So many colors of their skin/eyes/hair, so many personality, so many ways to drawn a bee.

Il mondo è bello perchè vario :-)

Drawn by kids: the big ladybug

The ladybug (child 4 years old)

A smiley ladybus announce: "the spring is coming!"

She has a lot of paws and a beautiful dot gilet.

Drawn by kids: the snowman

The snowman (child 4 years old)

Here it is a smiley Snowman: 

how many buttons are there, and how much snow is cames!

But soon the little girl is fed up of drawing all the snowflakes...

hence the snowfall is finisch too soon :-)

Drawn by kids: the police car

The police car (Child 4 years old)

 After trial and error, a child of 4 years old had learn to draw a police car, and he draws himself inside with a lot of pleasure.

...the yellow lines on the top are the sound of the siren of police car ;-)

Drawn by kids: Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood (Child 4 years old)

The synthesis of the forms!

...the black drawing on the left is the Little Red Riding Hood's basket :-)

More dandelions sketch

Sketch of child of 8 years old

Sketch of child of 10 years old

I have proposed the ScienceLab with another group of children more bigger,

it's interesting to note the attentions of the details,

 the care about colors (very similar to reality),

the different observation capacity in the two ages.

ScienceLab for kids: dandelions!

This Lab teach to children to observe the world

 and help they to go beyond the stereotype of a flower 

A child of 5 years old have observed and drawn each part of the plant

The sketch of a child of 3 years old, with a little assistance of teacher
(note the difference of details with the 5 years old)

A small workshop with children (3-5 years) about science & nature:

we have searched the dandelion in the garden,

we have observed how it is made 

(the leaves, the seeds, the dandelion clock, the flowers&petals, ...)

and then we have tried to draw it :-)

...other sketch of children of 5 years old

 

Laika's day!

 The 3th of november 1957 Laika was the first animal in space...

to remeber that incredible story I have made a workshop for a primary school:

we have seen some historical photos, we have read the wonderful book 

of Owen Davey "LAIKA-astronaut dog", and we have spoken a lot about Laika. 

In the end we have written a postcard to Laika: every children has created an happy end to Laika's story and they have written a tender message to this special space-dog... to Laika, with love.

... some of the postcards made by children (age:10)

Children drawing: anser anser!

Ancora oche! Anser anser... o OCA SELVATICA:

È talora chiamata "oca cenerina" proprio per la caratteristica sfumatura grigio-cenere del suo piumaggio. È considerata l'antenata dell'oca domestica europea, le cui penne venivano usate come calamo, volano o dardo per frecce.

L'oca selvatica è diventata molto famosa grazie all'etologo Konrad Lorenz; con essa ha infatti studiato il fenomeno dell'imprinting.È una specie molto gregaria, durante gli spostamenti gli stormi formano le classiche "V" nel cielo. Questo meccanismo, spostando continuamente l'elemento in testa permette di diminuire la resistenza dell'aria e quindi la fatica. (Info:wikipedia Anser Anser)

Here an Anser anser drawing by a kid, on my little "CreativeLab:Birds" for children

The GREYLAG GOOSE (Anser anser):

Anser anser, the greylag goose, is a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It was first described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as Anas anser, but was transferred two years later to the new genus Anser, erected by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson, where it is the type species. The greylag goose was one of the first animals to be domesticated; this happened at least 3000 years ago in Ancient Egypt, the domestic breed being known as A. a. domesticus. In Ancient Egypt, geese symbolised the sun god Ra. In Ancient Greece and Rome, they were associated with the goddess of love, Aphrodite, and goose fat was used as an aphrodisiac. Since they were sacred birds, they were kept on Rome's Capitoline Hill, from where they raised the alarm when the Gauls attacked in 390 B.C. (Info on: wiki Anser anser).

Children drawing: the snow goose

ECCO L'OCA DELLE NEVI (Chen Caerulescens):

Le oche delle nevi sono note per il loro piumaggio bianco, anche se molte di loro sono, di fatto, scure, grigio-marroni, e sono conosciute come “oche azzurre”. Un tempo si pensava che si trattasse di due specie distinte, ma recentemente si è capito che si tratta semplicemente della stessa specie di uccelli con due diverse tipologie di colorazione. Un unico gene è responsabile della differenza di colore. Nel 1916, nella parte orientale degli Stati Uniti, l’oca delle nevi era diventata così rara che la sua caccia era vietata. Da allora, questi uccelli hanno avuto una ripresa notevole. (Leggi tutto l'articolo qui).

a masterwork by a kid (7 years-old) in my "CreativeLab:Birds"

 The white SNOW GOOSE (Chen Caerulescens):

The snow goose, also known as the blue goose, is a North American species of goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The population of greater snow geese was in decline at the beginning of the 20th century, but has now recovered to sustainable levels. Snow geese in North America have increased to the point where the tundra breeding areas in the Arctic and the saltmarsh wintering grounds are both becoming severely degraded, and this affects other species using the same habitat. Major nest predators include Arctic foxes and skuas. ^{(Read more on: wikipedia)}

Children Drawing: Robin...pettirosso!

 il PETTIROSSO (Erithacus rubecula)...

Il pettirosso è un piccolo uccello canoro europeo molto comune.

È insettivoro e si alimenta generalmente a terra anche se non rifiuta insetti in volo. Pur avendo dimensioni ridotte è conosciuto per il suo comportamento spavaldo. Gli adulti hanno il petto e la fronte colorati di arancio. Il resto del piumaggio è di colore bruno oliva e il ventre bianco sporco. Ai giovani manca la colorazione arancione e sono fortemente macchiettati. Il comportamento è confidente verso l'uomo ed ha abitudini vivaci note a tutti. Spesso quando si lavora in giardino e si rigira la terra il pettirosso si avvicina molto all'uomo per ricercare vermi o insetti venuti alla luce, in inverno non rifiutano grasso e semi anche se non è la loro alimentazione base(per altre informazioni e sentire il suo canto:leggi qui).

Children drawing (...a 7 years-old) in my little "CreativeLab: Birds"

Have you ever see robin?

No... not Robin&Batman :-) 

It's only the European robin (Erithacus rubecula), most commonly known in Anglophone Europe simply as the robin, is a small insectivorous passerine bird. Its specific epithet rubecula is a diminutive derived from the Latin ruber 'red'. The distinctive orange breast of both sexes contributed to the European robin's original name of redbreast (orange as the name of a colour was unknown in English until the sixteenth century, by which time the fruit of that name had been introduced). In the fifteenth century, when it became popular to give human names to familiar species, the bird came to be known as robin redbreast, which was eventually shortened to robin.As a given name, Robin was originally a diminutive of Robert. Other older English names for the bird include ruddock and robinet. (read other info on wikipedia) 

A funny photo of Robin (by pinterest)

Children drawing: Tringa Totanus

Chi conosce la PETTEGOLA (Tringa Totanus)?

La pettegola vive lungo le coste o presso gli specchi d'acqua, ed è il corridore sull'acqua italiano più comune. La pettegola può raggiungere una lunghezza di 30 cm. (Info: wikipedia).

 

my little "Creative Lab for Kid: birds" (drawing by a girl-7years-old)

The REDSHANK bird (tringa Totanus):

The common redshank is a widespread breeding bird across temperate Eurasia. It is a migratory species, wintering on coasts around the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic coast of Europe from Ireland and Great Britain southwards, and in South Asia. They are wary and noisy birds which will alert everything else with their loud piping call. (Info: wikipedia).

Children drawing: Crex Crex

Conosci l'uccello RE DI QUAGLIE (Crex Crex)?

Ecco qualche curiosità dal portale sugli uccelli da proteggere: 

Gruiforme di medie dimensioni, il Re di quaglie passa la propria vita camminando sui prati regolarmente falciati e concimati dall’uomo, per ricavarne fieno. In Italia, questo uccello è presente unicamente sull’area alpina centro-orientale, dalla Lombardia al Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Purtoppo lo sfalcio meccanico dei prati è sempre più pratica diffusa, ed è anche responsabile diretto della distruzione di uova e pulcini, e talvolta anche dell’uccisione di individui adulti. Questo ha portato ad un largo declino della specie durante il secolo scorso, nell’intero continente europeo e in particolare in Europa occidentale. Forse proprio per questo il Re di quaglie, prima poco considerato e conosciuto, ha attirato l’attenzione degli ornitologi, tanto che la specie è stata oggetto di un Piano d’Azione Internazionale specifico, oltre che essere inclusa tra le specie protette dalla Direttiva Uccelli.

.. a masterwork by a little girl (7 years old) made in my "Creative Lab for kids: birds"

Do you know the CORN CRAKE bird (Crex Crex)?

Here some info from wikipedia:

The corn crake, corncrake or landrail (Crex crex) is a bird in the rail family. It breeds in Europe and Asia as far east as western China, and migrates to Africa for the northern hemisphere's winter. The male's call is a loud krek krek, from which the scientific name is derived.The breeding corn crake population had begun to decline in the 19th century, but the process gained pace after World War II. The main cause of the steep declines in much of Europe is the loss of nests and chicks from early mowing. Haymaking dates have moved forward in the past century due to faster crop growth, made possible by land drainage and the use of fertilisers, and the move from manual grass-cutting using scythes to mechanical mowers, at first horse-drawn and later pulled by tractors. Mechanisation also means that large areas can be cut quickly, leaving the crake with no alternative sites to raise either a first brood if suitable habitat has gone, or a replacement brood if the first nest is destroyed. The pattern of mowing, typically in a circular pattern from the outside of a field to its centre, gives little chance of escape for the chicks, which are also exposed to potential animal predators. Adults can often escape the mowers, although some incubating females sit tight on the nest, with fatal results.Until 2010, despite a breeding range estimated at 12,400,000 km² (4,800,000 sq mi), the corn crake was classified as near threatened on the IUCN Red List because of serious declines in Europe, but improved monitoring in Russia indicates that anticipated losses there have not occurred and numbers have remained stable or possibly increased.