Kindy 2

Expressing ourselves through the Arts!

by Mr. Ian Ramos

The K2 class has been learning about feelings and emotions. We have worked hard every day to identify how we feel on a specific time and day, and we are learning how to express it appropriately. We have learned that sometimes you don't feel happy all the time and there are things that could make you sad, upset, excited, silly, or even scared. We try to tell others how we feel by drawing out daily emoticons using post-it and playdough. We also learned that we could express these emotions in other ways such as the Arts. The K2 children that we could use different forms of arts to express how people feel. To help us understand this, we invited a few friends to our class.

We had singers come to our class show and tell us that we can use songs to express how we feel. They sang a few songs that showcased different emotions. We also had a guest violinist who displayed how she uses her violin to share ideas and emotions to the listeners. Mr. Joel, our Art coordinator joined us as well to show how visual artists use different colors and strokes to convey emotions. This was an exciting activity as we were able to do it face-to-face. The k2 children enjoyed working with brush and paint as they painted a Christmas tree together with Mr. Joel.