In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, students in 3rd and 5th grade have been observing, interpreting and analyzing Salvador Dali's painting "Persistence of Memory." We also look at how Pop Culture has used this famous work in television shows and video games. We continue the journey and read "Dali's Mustache," a photographic interview and autobiography, co-authored by Phillipe Halsman. First grade joins in on this Read-Aloud and it's a lot of fun exploring this surrealistic artist's quirky and clever responses to questions in the book.
To delve in deeper, we use a globe in class to map where Dali is from--Spain. Here we link, Spain to Christopher Columbus and the royal family who commissioned him to explore India. I share a story about his travels and his mistaken identification of the Tainos of the Caribbean. We are currently practicing the petroglyphs of the Tainos and learning of their peaceful nature. If you would like to share any knowledge or visual aides with me, please let me know. I shared some artwork with the students, that my grandmother made, such as: Handmade Dolls of different complexions to represent the Spanish, African and Tainos. These items were passed around, along with another doll, a key to my Taino Great-Grandmother's home, and the globe.
I also would like to ask parents to bring in flags from their home countries to celebrate all of our cultures in a visual display in the school.
To delve in deeper, we use a globe in class to map where Dali is from--Spain. Here we link, Spain to Christopher Columbus and the royal family who commissioned him to explore India. I share a story about his travels and his mistaken identification of the Tainos of the Caribbean. We are currently practicing the petroglyphs of the Tainos and learning of their peaceful nature. If you would like to share any knowledge or visual aides with me, please let me know. I shared some artwork with the students, that my grandmother made, such as: Handmade Dolls of different complexions to represent the Spanish, African and Tainos. These items were passed around, along with another doll, a key to my Taino Great-Grandmother's home, and the globe.
I also would like to ask parents to bring in flags from their home countries to celebrate all of our cultures in a visual display in the school.