Building parts, second graders and music in a classroom? Intermingling for learning? Using a combo of the ‘Orff and Dalcroz approach’, a creative elementary music teacher integrated music with kinesthetic movement to represent architectural kaleidoscopes. First children stood, laid down, or contorted their individual bodies to duplicate simple printed lines. Pairing with others allowed young ones to replicate more complex lines. The difficulty level increased when students had to duplicate a series of my digital architectural kaliedoscopes with music. (archiscopes pictured below). Imagine a circle of students laying on the floor like wheel spokes and gently rising in sync, and shifting places to form an outer and inner circle to a melody.
It is quite an honor to know that my art is being used as a visual aid in such an integrative motivating way. This public school teacher incorporates so much into class time, I’d have to visualize the class as a kaleidoscope of learning.
To see more archiscopes, click on my website: www.duganarts.com
It is a hoot to meander towns searching for building parts to capture with my camera and transform into kaleidoscopic arts. Has your town been ‘archiscoped’?
