Nature's Gift
The Love of A Tree April 25, 2017 Yesterday Venus and Emma worked in the studio. There was no plan for the morning so I offered them an invitation. ~Can you find materials made of only wood? They were receptive to the suggestion and pieced together a wood totem using cardboard cylinder, wood slabs, tree bark, wine corks, and a few other pieces. As they worked, I asked~Where does wood come from? The girls thought about it for a moment but were not certain. I knew they knew the answer but nudged them a little. ~What grows in the forest, is tall and full of leaves? ~Trees, wood comes from trees~ Emma ~Nature offers us so many beautiful things doesn�t it? When the girls were done they returned to their classroom with the promise of continuing the work the next day. The next day I asked the original girls as well as Hannah to meet me in the studio where we read. The Giving Tree The discussion, after reading the story, outlined how the girls understood the gifts offered...