Tsukuba International Preschool

This week at TIP we will by starting a new unit of work titled “Let’s Do Art!”. We will talk about why people create art and the processes of art (rather than product). Each week we will also focus on a different artist and will have the opportunity to experiment with different artistic techniques.

Our first famous artist study will be Eric Carle, the author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We will read several of his books, talk about how he creates his pictures, and try it out ourselves. Colours, numbers, sequencing, time, days of the week, shapes and science concepts will also be explored through his books.

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Monday
Today we will be introduced to the letter ‘o’ and ask questions about art and artists.

Tuesday
In Maths today we will begin looking at shapes, drawing them and making pictures with them. In the afternoon we will take a look at the colour wheel in art.

Wednesday
This morning we will watch a short video on how Eric Carle uses tissue paper in his pictures and try and make our own caterpillar this way.

Thursday
We will continue to learn about Eric Carle’s painting and collage techniques this morning. In language arts we will concentrate on another sound that ‘o’ makes.

Friday
We will review our Oo vocabulary and activities from the week as well as make our own animal collages, Eric Carle style. In the afternoon we will listen to and
make some music as well as sing some songs.