There are lots of picture books that might complement and enrich a Guided Discovery of paper, scissors, and glue. After this Guided Discovery, when we used collage for class projects or at Academic Choice time, the students’ work was richer and more powerful.
The experience expanded the children’s repertoire of ideas for using these materials. I was always amazed at what children could create with these simple materials and the many techniques they used to make two- and three-dimensional works. One of my favorite Guided Discovery lessons led children to explore ways they could use paper, glue sticks (or glue), and scissors. This one is getting some early Caldecott Buzz and while I would be a smidge disappointed if it took the gold (somehow it doesn’t quite have what I’m looking for as the best book of the year), I’d be thrilled to see it get an Honor.OctoCategories: Engaging Academics / Guided Discovery The large images, sharp colors, shapes, and brief text make this a perfect book for a small child it will definitely be on my list of books to give as a gift (pair it with one of those Tangram games and you have a present that could entertain children of many ages). The squares and the resulting shapes have the same collage-y look as some of Eric Carle’s books, but these are a little crisper and less free-form than Carle’s are. On Sunday, the square is just a square again, but now he’s unwilling to stay just the same old thing and he takes it upon himself to re-imagine himself once again. And each day the square rearranges itself into a new object, each one clever and fun to look at.
Not to be deterred, the square rearranges itself into a fountain (the holes look like bubbling water – it is really cool).Įach successive day, the square is a different color and is un-squared another way (smashed, torn, crumpled, etc). But then, on Monday, it is cut up and holes are poked into it. The Perfect Square starts out with a square, perfect with four equal sides and four perfect corners. I am always on the lookout for books that bridge the gap between board books and full-on, lengthy-text picture books (Ella isn’t really ready to sit through many readings of, say, One Morning in Maine).
Perfect Square is such a clever, simple book.
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