As part of
the ‘Splendid Skies’ topic, we have been studying the types of weather and
changes of the seasons particularly the rain and clouds.
We examined some
of the clouds and skies in classic paintings painted by Constable and Turner. We noticed how thundery and dark some of them were and how in others there was a feeling that a wind was blowing. After that we went outside to examine the
different types of clouds in the sky which inspired us to create our own clouds
with an effect of movement within the paintings. We also wrote poems about the rain using
rhyming words and the sounds that the rain makes.
Dark clouds inspired by Turner with our poems about the rain written on a rain drop.
We have also listened to excerpts from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons for each season and then we used a variety of colours to respond to the music. Some of us just let our paintbrushes walk around the page in response to the music. Rory and Ashley were particularly enthralled when they listened to each season carefully choosing colours and styles. Some other examples included Griffin, who during the Autumn movement, thought about the staccato music and chose red, short stabby stripes as he thought it reminded him of moving fast. During the summer movement, Zerinity chose a soft yellow and created calming swirls and curls with her brush. During the Spring movement, several children chose green as a sign of the new growth. Here are some other responses created by the children.
Miles and James
Lewis and Lucas
Emilia and Honor
