Beads + Patterns = Art

This installation took Liza Lou more than 5 years,and 30 million beads to create.

Her intricate bead patterns are a fantastic example of geometry and repeated patterns.

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Fruit Fractions

These images are great prompts for a maths session on fractions and patterns.

"Turkish artist Şakir Gökçebağ creates new geometric shapes by cutting into various fruits and vegetables. Each redefined shape in his series of food art is crafted with precision and aligned accordingly. The arrangements created by Gökçebağ present interesting patterns that are, no pun intended, a feast for the eyes!"

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Continuum of Choice

David Zinn's Chalk Art

David Zinn creates inventive and cheeky chalk street art that plays with depth and perspective.

 

See more of his work here: 

http://zinnart.com/

Useful Diversity Website

Here is a website which explains the different facets of diversity. It is in 'kid speak' and give clear examples and explanations.

Great to check out when you are doing diversity as the key concept for the term!

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=286&id=2345

Mum and 3 Year Old's Art Collaboration

"Artistic collaborations can happen in unexpected ways—just ask Ruth Oosterman. She has found a unique, creative partnership with her 3-year-old daughter, Eve. Together, they produce beautiful works of art. Through Eve’s vivid imagination and Oosterman’s talent, the colorful paintings are a mix of unrestrained creativity and small, intricate details. The Toronto-based mom calls the ongoing project Collaborations with my Toddler.

The tag-team style paintings are often started by Eve, as she doodles on paper with a pen or paint. Oosterman then transforms the marks into animals, landscapes, and portraits of people. She’s careful to leave Eve’s original marks alone and instead complements them with her owns additions, refining them into subjects we can recognize. The results reinforce the idea that two heads are better than one."

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/ruth-oosterman-painting-collaboration-with-daughter

Learn to Write Numbers in Chinese

Here is a great website (thanks Dave!) where you can learn to write the Chinese characters for numbers: http://www.learnchineseez.com/characters/learn-to-write-chinese/

It then demonstrates how to write the characters from 1 through 10:

And explains how to write larger numbers - great for place value: