ONCE A LITTLE GIRL

ONCE A LITTLE GIRL

The author is anonymous.

Once a little girl went to school.

She was quite a little girl

And it was quite a big school.

But when the little girl

found that she could go to her room

by walking right in from the door outside,

She was happy

And the school did not seem

Quite so big anymore.One morning,

When the little girl had been in school awhile,

The teacher said,

"Today we are going to make a picture."

"Good!" thought the little girl.

She liked to make pictures.

She could make all kinds.

Lions and tigers,

Chickens and cows,

Trains and boats.

And she took out her box of crayons

And began to draw.

But the teacher said,

"Wait!""It is not time to begin."

And she waited until everyone looked ready.

"Now," said the teacher,

"We are going to make flowers."

"Good!" thought the little girl.

She liked to make flowers.

And she began to make beautiful ones

With her pink and orange and blue crayons.

But the teacher said,

"Wait!""And I will show you how.

"And it was red with a green stem."

There," said the teacher,

"Now you may begin."

The little girl looked at the teacher's flower.

Then she looked at her own flower.

She liked her flower better than the teacher's

But she did not say this.

She just turned her paper over

And made a flower like the teacher's.

It was red with a green stem.

On another day,

When the little girl had opened

The door from the outside all by herself

The teacher said,

"Today we are going to make something in clay."

"Good!" thought the little girl.

She liked clay.

She could make all kinds of things with clay.

Snakes and snow creatures,

Elephants and mice,

Cars and trucks.

And she began to pull and pinch her ball of clay.

But the teacher said,

"Wait!""It is not time to begin!"

And she waited until everyone looked ready.

"Now," said the teacher,

"We are going to make a dish."

"Good!", thought the girl.

She liked to make dishes.

And she began to make some

That were all shapes and sizes.

But the teacher said,"Wait!"

"And I will show everyone how to make

One deep dish."

"There," said the teacher,

"Now you may begin."

The little girl looked at the teacher's dish.

Then she looked at her own.

She liked hers better than the teacher's

But she did not say this.

She just rolled her clay into a big ball again

And made a dish like the teacher's.

It was a deep dish.

And pretty soon

The little girl learned to wait and the watch

And to make things look just like the teacher's.

Pretty soonShe didn't make things of her own anymore.

Then it happened

That the little girl and her family

Moved to another house in another city.

And the little girl

Had to go to another school.

This school was even bigger than the other

And there was no door from the outside

Into her room.

She had to go up some big steps

And walk down a long hall

To get to her room.

And the very first day she was there

The teacher said,

"Today we are going to make a picture."

"Good!" thought the little girl.

And she waited for the teacher

To tell her what to do.

But the teacher didn't say anything.

She just walked around the room.

When she came to the little girlShe said,

"Don't you want to make a picture?"

"Yes," said the little girl,

"What are we going to make?"

"I don't know until you make it." said the teacher.

"How shall I make it?" asked the little girl.

"Why, any way you like." said the teacher.

"And any color?" asked the little girl.

"Any color." said the teacher.

"If everyone made the same picture,

And used the came colors,

How would I know who made what,

And which was which?"

"I don't know." said the little girl.

And she began to make a red flower with a green stem.

BCCS TAB Brochure.

Attack of Arty Von Spicypants

Attack of Arty Von Spicypants

This week the art room was attacked by Arty Von Spicypants. Kindergarten and First grade were welcomed by a note on the whiteboard challenging them to come up with at least two different ways to attach paper together without glue or tape. Sewing and folding were the two most popular solutions. I believe Mr. Von Spicypants will soon be returning our glue and tape. Way to go Kindergarten and First grade

A call for junk!!

A call for junk.

With the construction center up and running and amazing art work being created we are starting to run low on some supplies. If you have any of these items laying around your house I would gladly take them off of your hands.

I am looking for:

Paper towel tubes
Plastic containers of any size
Beads
Fabric scraps
Yarn
Plastic or metal hangers
Plastic baby food jars
Plastic water bottles
Old Crayons
Popsicle Sticks
Pencils
Anything else you may think I could use

Thank you for all of your help and support.

Mr. Beach

First grade fashion

The opening of the fibers station brought out a large number of new fashion designers.

Student butterfly lesson

We are three days into our transition into tab. Everything is going wonderfully. Negative behavior issues have almost become non existent. Students are incredibly excited about the work that they are doing. "I can't wait to take this home and show this to my mom" is a very common phrase. Discussion among students has shifted towards art rather then what they are going to do after school. The kids are even teaching each other!!!

1st grade student "M" has been creating beautiful construction paper butterflies. They are so amazing that other students have been asking her how to make them. She gladly demonstrates the process and helps them create their own. She labels each step numerically for her students. I love to see this kind of artistic behavior.

Photos from my second day with TAB

This student found out you can wear art.

There was a long story on how her brother likes guns so she likes guns.

A gift for mom.

I am not sure of the story behind this one.

"Mr. B. can you help me? I want it to stand. This is what I was thinking."


He had it all figured out. He just needed reassurance that it would work.

"It happened to my Grandma and Grandpa"

Day 1!!!

Yesterday I opened up my drawing, construction and manipulative stations with my kinders and first graders. In my kindergarten class the construction station filled up quickly, however the crowd dispersed as the class period went on. Everything went successfully. One student showed his classmates how to create “bats” by attaching a black piece of construction paper to a blue piece of construction paper with string. Everyone was extremely excited and can’t wait until next week. I think that this was the first time every student took their projects home!!!!
The first grade class I have on Mondays has been trying to say the least. Today was amazing. Only a few students didn’t want to share but threats of having to work at the TEACHER STATION quickly alleviated those issues. I cant wait to see what today brings.

Welcome!!!

Welcome To Belle Creek Charter School's art department. Over the next few months I will be attempting to transition the art room into an integrated T.A.B and Core Knowledge based classroom. Currently I teach K-8th grade with just the Core Knowledge Curriculum. Due to my crazy schedule this year I will only be making this transition with my kindergartners and first grade. Second semester I will be transitioning my Middle School students into a more T.A.B based curriculum. Wish me luck I am sure that there will be bumps in the road.

Mr. Beach
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