Trusting the Process

In 3rd grade, art teachers begin to place greater emphasis on the importance of mastering more technical skills in order to help continue the fragile process of developing the whole artist. Although experimentation with new media and processes is forever valued in elementary art-making, and especially in Studio Maury, the older a student gets, the more […]

Electronic Tools, November 2014

Word Fun Wordle (http://www.wordle.net/) Make fun, artistic “word clouds” from text you provide. Tagxedo (http://www.tagxedo.com/) Create your own shape poems out of text. Coding Animated Yeti (https://www.madewithcode.com/project/animation) Animate a yeti and give it simple commands. Angry Birds (https://learn.code.org/hoc/1) Basic programming with the angry birds. Solve puzzles. Lightbot (http://lightbot.com/hocflash.html) Help Lightbot light up all the blue […]

#ObserveEverything October

OBSERVE…. EVERYTHING!2nd graders complete an #ObserveEverything challenge. This month’s work was inspired by one of my favorite programs on National Public Radio– Science Friday. Science Friday has a Science Club online. For one month, they asked pe…

Hello, Fall!

Welcome to Maury Elementary’s brand new library blog! I will be using this space to communicate more effectively with all the wonderful Maury parents and students who help make us the best elementary school in Washington, DC! Check back regularly for book recommendations, handy technology tools, upcoming events, and a calendar of the cool literary events […]