Thoughts:  This time I wanted to suggest something very simple (as far as materials go, anyway). Contour drawing is an exercise to develop eye, hand, brain coordination while carefully observing your subject.  Today we’ll do a modified version so that more students can experience some success.  This goes back to a project I wrote…

By: Melissa Hodde Melissa Hodde is a Master Gardener from Seneca Falls, New York. Hodde shares her story about South Seneca Elementary’s involvement with the JMG Wildlife Gardener curricula. Future or current project leaders read below and be encouraged! Transplants for the garden Our Junior Master Gardening Project started with the suggestion for an after school…

We see them growing on trees. We have them in our cafeterias. We buy them cheaply at our grocery stores. We give them to our teachers. We can use them in sweet AND savory dishes. We eat them to keep the doctor away. What is this magical produce? APPLES! Nutrients Apples are economically good for…

Nature has a beautiful ability to stimulate peace in those who surround themselves in it. Most know that they love being outside, but they do not understand the depth of why. There is a psychological response to nature. We all have a need to connect with nature. Although wonderful, one may not have a large backyard,…

Thought: This time around I wanted to get away from paints, pencils, crayons, etc. I also wanted to a closer look at the work of Henri Matisse. (Born in 1869 and died in 1954.) His principal interests were form and color, so he developed a series of colorful paper collages. Project:  We will produce a…