Children when making instructions were quite ambitious…building time machines and portals were part of the equation…. children tested instructions and passed them on to another group (at the start of the day we had played Chinese Whispers, incredibly there was … Continue reading →

After Lunch the children remembered their mornings work in five words and made some fabulous sculptures using the action words                   

My plan was to work with instructions for making drawings, it was a glorious day and so we went outside, working in self-organised teams the children devised “recipes” for making drawings. The ingredients for this recipe was chalk, people and … Continue reading →

The Children showed me what they’d been up to:   And there was LOADs more!  

here is another document with instructions, it is quite different and somewhat similar to Cesara Pietroius instructions….

I am on train to Dublin- next stop Belfast thinking about tomorrow’s activities Ideas from Cesaro Pietroisti – instructions for making a collaborative artwork…. more here: http://www.nonfunctionalthoughts.net

I have received another Email from the classroom with 3 pictures in it I am curious about: 1) the third picture the pieces have been softly folded and I would like to ask about the significance of this? 2) the … Continue reading →