Cave painting

This week our 4th graders have learned a lot about the earliest paintings by humans. Prehistoric cave paintings were created 30,000 BC! During that time, the early humans were nomads, who hunted and gathered their food, moving around to follow the animals they hunted.

In class we talked about the first time those cave paintings were found. Here you have some information (and you can even take a tour from your seats by clicking on the link below).

"One of the most important examples of prehistoric cave paintings was actually discovered by 4 kids! In 1940, four boys were taking their dog for a walk in Lascaux, France. While they were talking, their dog ducked into a hole, that led to one of the many limestone caves of the area. The boys figured out a way to follow it underground, and when they lit a match to see better, they were shocked to discover that the walls and ceilings were covered in primitive animal paintings! When they came back the next day with their teacher, they explored the cave more. These caves have more than 600 paintings, and 1500 engravings, that were created more than 20,000 years ago!

The majority of the cave paintings are of moving animals, that lived during this time in that part of France: bison, deer, horses. At the time, tourists were allowed into the caves to admire and observe the early human art. Soon, the exposure to light, microorganisms from the visitors, and the air pollution began to fade and deteriorate the paintings, so tourists are not allowed anymore" but you can take a virtual tour and this is what we did to start our Arts and Crafts lesson this week.

Then it was time to feel the experience and make their own cave paintings. 

Sculpturing time!

Pulpils in 4th year became sculptures for a day! 

They made some popular spires in Montserrat out of self-hardening clay and worked as a team to have their own versions of The Monkey (el Mico), The Elephant (l'Elefant), The Mummy (la Mòmia) and The Little Mummy (la Momieta). 

They got dirty hands at the end but it was good fun so they didn't mind it. 

We hope they can see the real ones in Montserrat on their field trip next week!

Here you have some great moments while working.

Our Nativity Scenes

Every year our pupils are asked to draw and colour a Nativity scene so 4th graders are working hard these days in order to have a great picture full of details. 

They need some help when drawing a nice Bethlehem star but they are so proud when they can use some tips and have beautiful stars. Drawing animals is also hard but they are having good fun with their pictures and showing their classmates: “Look, do you like my sheep?” 

Their Nativity scenes need time and love… we will see their definite drawings very soon!

El compàs binari, ternari i quaternari

Fa unes quantes setmanes que els alumnes de 4t treballen el concepte de compàs.

Han après a reconèixer en una partitura els indicadors de compàs. Han descobert per què s’utilitza, què significa i com el poden emprar. Per això després d’experimentar amb patrons i partitures a l’aula de música, aquesta setmana ha tocat treballar en equip per aconseguir completar una fitxa plena d’incògnites relacionades amb el compàs.

Com ara...

Com es diuen els compassos que hem treballat?

Sabries dir quin indicador necessita aquest patró rítmic?

Anima’t i crea’n un!

Aquests alumnes són uns experts, d’aquí poc els trobarem component!

Us deixem amb algunes imatges de les sessions.