Robot Faces

Funny Robot or Alien Faces

This project was inspired by (okay,stolen from) Deep Space Sparkle, one of my favorite online art teachers.

http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2011/10/12/james-rizzi-art-lesson/

Please see her original post that is so awesome.

See my Kids Art Projects Pinterest for more super ideas!

http://pinterest.com/inspiredprek/children-s-art-projects/

Clay Hand Prints for Girls and Boys

The Constructive Triangles - The Rectangle Box

Constructive Triangle Boxes Extensions

The Rectangle Box

Do your Constructive Triangle Boxes collect dust on your shelves?

I recommend you start a photo journal booklet for collecting cool design ideas to be viewed while using the boxes. Teach the basic lesson and have children master the proper use of the material and then let them go into a realm of unlimited creativity with this beautiful material. After 35 years of teaching Montessori, kids and I are still finding new designs with excitement! 

These few photos come from a training manual and must be learned before free from design is allowed.

Constructive Triangles - Large Hexagon Box

Large Hexagon Box

The beauty and creativity of Montessori's materials are so clear with these amazing triangle boxes.

Explore, slide them here and there and then shout,"Look what I made!"

Lessons start as classic steps and then when children show me mastery of the first lesson they are free to explore creative possibilities even with adding other works as embellishments. Each Constructive Triangle Box has an idea book filled with winning snapshots of children's past good ideas to recreate. These idea books are used a lot.  

This is the cover of the idea book they can look at.