Crown Design & Creation

We noticed an interest in costumes clearly emerging within our exploration of using fabric in dance.  We gathered a variety of gems and jewels for crown creation and invited children to design their own crown on paper first.  This process slowed the children down, inspired them to be very deliberate in their planning, had students talking about colour, shape, numbers, and patterns, and allowed for the discovery of the beauty of materials instead of rushing through.  We were amazed by the amount of time children put into their plans and blown away by the similarity when we compared their plan to their crown.