Dancing In The Park and Father’s Day

SPOILER ALERT….THE SECOND PART OF THIS POST EXPLAINS OUR FATHER’S DAY ART ACTIVITY! DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER UNLESS YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR GIFT OR YOU ARE NOT OUR DADS. 🙂

The third time is the charm.  After having to cancel our folk dance in the park two times due to rain, we were finally able to dance today in our own school playground.  Thank you to Mrs. Lawrence, our music teacher, for organizing the event.  The Super Kids loved dancing together.  Many family members came out to watch us.  When we came outside and set up for our afternoon, there was music playing and the kids couldn’t resist starting dancing early! Check out the video below.

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I was to busy dancing to make actual videos of the kids dancing their folk dances, but here are a few pictures of the kids enjoying the afternoon.

This week the Super Kids learned about the artist Gustav Klimt.  We learned about his life and looked at many of his art pieces.  The class loved his use of patterns and gold.  One student even recognized his piece “Woman In Gold” from a movie her parents were watching.  I told the class that I watched that movie too.  We studied his artwork called “The Tree Of Life”.

We discussed what we see in the painting and focused on the tree.  We made the connection to our families.  Our parents are an important part of our lives and our dads are a big part of the foundation of our family tree.  We decided to make our own Klimt inspired trees for those important men in our lives.  We hope you see the connection and see the meaning behind it.

    

Happy Father’s Day!