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Taylor was one of several children using clay and small pieces of mylar to construct small buildings. Taylor is a very verbal child with strong language skills, but he had shown a marked lack of interest in using art materials. However, the Reflections Project really engaged Taylor's interest, and he constructed an elaborate clay church with many entrances and windows. He painted the clay structure orange and cut and carefully glued mylar windows onto his church. Completing his church took Taylor several days. On completion of his construction, Taylor turned to me and said, "Teacher, this is the best thing I've ever done in my whole life!" I thought this statement was especially significant in view of Taylor's earlier avoidance of the art materials. |
This
reflection was documented by Judy Cagle in her pre-primary classroom at
Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center and appears in Windows
on Learning:
Documenting Young Children's Work (Helm, Beneke, & Steinheimer, 1998,
pp. 26-27).