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How We Express Ourselves
Transdisciplinary Theme
An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic.
Central idea:
We can express ourselves through the arts.
FORM: Types of creative expression PERSPECTIVE: How our creativity is
inspired. REFLECTION: How we respond to art.
Lines of Inquiry
Teacher Questions:
In what ways can we express ourselves?
How does the work of others inspire us?
In what ways can we respond to the arts?
Learner Profiles and PYP Attitudes
Creativity-Coming up with your own ideas
Confidence-Thinking like you can try or do
most things
Enthusiasm- Enjoying learning
Appreciation – Being grateful
What is Expression?
We watched lots of videos of people expressing themselves. We saw a painter, a dancer, a singer, and a sand artist. As we were watching, we thought……
Iris – The dancer “loves someone.”Isabel – “He misses someone.”Misato – The painter is “making a sunflower and there is happy music so he’s happy.”Joong Gun – “The man has a gun so he might shoot the swan and it makes the eagle cry” (sand artist)Owen – The sand artist is “really sad; the music is sad and he is making sad pictures.”Frida – The singer is “singing a so beautiful song the lady is crying. She loves it.”
Charlie and Lola express themselves….
I can dance like a dancer
I wish I could draw exactly more like you
I want to play music too
Click the links!
Breaking down the central idea:
What are “the
arts?”
Breaking down the central idea:
What does it mean to “express?”
Artist Visit – Mr. Artist Visit – Malcom’s dad, Mr. Burgess, playing the
bagpipes!
Click here
Vietnam Fine Arts Museum
Do these works of art inspire you?
It reminds me of my sister. -Iris
It makes me feel happy
because she is so pretty.
_ Brielle
It reminds me of
someone dying in a fire. –Joong Gun
It reminds me of
ordering tea in a
restaurant. -Isabel
It reminds of when people lived in a cave. -Trang
I think it looks like a dragon. It makes me
feel like running away. -Satoshi
It reminds me of a giant frog. -Tony
It looks like someone sleeping. -Daniel
I feel relaxed. -Owen
It reminds me of
fighting in a war. -
Samantha
It reminds me of killing
animal. I feel sad. -
Emily
Wow! I Like That One! Pieces of art that inspired us at the
Vietnam Fine Arts Museum
Uncle Ho’s House
Samantha thought, “it reminds me of swimming with Emily at JAFA. I feel
happy because it’s summer. I think it’s beautiful and I want to go again and see this picture. I wonder who
made it.”
Girl on the Jetty
Emily thought, “it reminds me of my mom washing my
clothes. I feel happy. I think of jet skiing with my sister. I wonder if
it’s at the beach.”
Uncle Ho’s House
Daniel thought, “it reminds me of
my grandpa’s bridge. I feel
happy. I think it looks like a
forest. I want to live in Uncle Ho’s house. I wonder if the trees grow
so high.”
Chau thought, “it reminds me of … I feel happy. I think I like it and I want to put…
Mask
Yu Chan thought, “I want to ride the buffalo and I want
to meet the old ladies.
Ladies on a Buffalo
Tony thought, “it reminds me of fighting. I feel happy. I
wonder …”
Statue
Brielle thought, “it reminds me of my house in America.
I feel happy. I think of my favorite book. I want to go
back to my house in America. I wonder where
this picture is .”
Four Seasons
Trang thought, “it reminds me of the soldiers in a war against America. I feel like
being saved. I think some of the soldiers got dead. I feel sad for them. I want to help them. I wonder how much
work it took.”
Arrow
Frida thought, “it reminds me when I was a baby and mum carry me to bed. I feel happy and mum and dad is
happy too.”
Happiness
Misato thought, “it reminds me of my friends. I feel little bit sad. I think my friend remember me. I
want to go back to Japan. I wonder who painted this
picture.”
Isabel thought, “it reminds me of a monster. I feel it is funny. I think it is a person
comes from a monster farm. I want to fight. I wonder
why it has so many arms.”
The Monster
Alec thought, “it reminds me of a dog. I feel happy
when I look at it. I think the picture is water buffalo. I
want to have it. I wonder if the buffalo has a family.”
Happiness
Iris thought, “it reminds I have a baby. I feel I am
grown up. I think I have a husband. I want to go
swimming at the pool with Samantha. I wonder I like
Emily and she likes me too.”
A Woman and a Child
Joong Gun thought, “it reminds me of a tornado. I feel awesome. I think it is killing. I wonder it will be
monster and I want to fight.”
The One Thousand Hands
Owen thought, “it reminds me of a crocodile. I feel
scared because it blows fire. I think it looks like a roller – coaster. I want to have it. I wonder if it turns alive.”
The Dragon Puppet
Satoshi thought, “it reminds me of going with my dad
rowing. I think that I want to go rowing. I want to sleep on the boat. I wonder who
painted this picture.”
Rowing
Puppeteers are also artists! Look at the ways they can express
themselves!
Click here and here to
see them at work
Click here and here to
see how they use
their bodies to express themselves
We Can be Artists, Too!
Click here, here, and
here to watch us express
ourselves!
Expression Through Painting/Drawing
We listened to “The Can Can,” “Pizzicato Police,”
and “Flight of the Bumblebee
.”
We also listened to “Night on Bald Mountain,” “
Carnival,” and “Kozmic Blue.” We responded to these pieces
of music through the arts.
Click here to hear all
the songs.
Expression Through MusicMr. McGibbon showed us how he expresses
himself through playing the piano,
singing, and writing music.
Expression Through Dance
Senorita Lopez and her class showed us how to do “La Macarena” and express
ourselves through movement
Click here and here to watch!
Expression Through a Musical Instrument
Angelina’s mom, Mrs. Le, playing the dan bau, a Vietnamese traditional
instrument
Click here to listen
and watch
Expression Through Sculpture
We like to express ourselves...
…through playing musical
instruments…
…or painting!
Through
drawing...
…or making pictures
with sand!
Through dancing, acting, or singing
Through puppet shows…
Through dance….
Click here, here, and here
to watch!
Through sculpture…
Ms. Julia shows us how to boot scoot boogie!
Expression through dance
Click here to watch!
Kids can express themselves, too!
Savio is 8 years old. Listen and
watch him play the piano here.
These high school students are rocking out!Listen and watch here.
Click here and here to see us sing and dance!
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