Beauty emerges in every moment of life, and the leads that weave them are in our hands.
Give me a starting point and let my imagination fly
"Teacher, can you tell us what you want to draw in the next lesson?"
The sound of twittering questions echoed in the classroom, and Teacher Liu had to signal quiet several times before coaxing the children back to their seats and starting her Chinese class, even so, she knew very well that the children's hearts could not wait to run to the next Basha art class.
Children are always like this, with strong vitality and curiosity, eager to be friends with all good things, and the art creation that they must participate in every day is one of the sources of their capture of happiness.
Painting learning time, children immersed and joyful
Drawing can bring joy, but more importantly it is necessary to guide children to gain interest in it. Teacher Liu, who majored in fine arts, found in his long-term teaching that it is difficult for children to feel the joy brought by art by simply using one or two teaching methods to complete art teaching, or to lead students to copy pictures according to scripts.
"Children in the lower age group like to draw, very curious, but also very fond of drawing, the letter pen graffiti on the textbook is not a minority, but if you want them to put the creation on the drawing paper, many children will suddenly be confused, do not know how to draw, what to draw; there are some children with strong personalities, worried that their painting level is limited, (paintings) will be laughed at by classmates, adults, and are not willing to write."
Faced with the embarrassment of children eager to try but not knowing how to draw, Teacher Liu often felt anxious. The lower and middle grades have less learning pressure and sufficient spare time, which is a good opportunity for students to develop their personal hobbies. The interest cultivated since childhood, with the development of time, is more likely to become an academic choice in the future, and even a new life path.
Each painting is the result of innocence and creativity
In her teaching, Teacher Liu always warned herself not to ignore the children's interests, and not to give up any hope. In this way, while trying to combine reading with art, she constantly looked for a variety of art teaching methods.
The arrival of the "Bazaar One Hour After Class" aesthetic education public welfare project and the double-teacher art class opened a window for her and the children to feel the charm of art. After studying a few lessons with the children, she felt that her eyes were suddenly open. Rich theme courses, science and no lack of playful teaching guidance methods, firmly grasped the interest of all children, usually in the art class of the students who are excited, will also show a bright and energetic appearance in the Bazaar art class, with small ears to listen carefully, afraid of missing a sentence from the live broadcast teacher.
Project Introduction
The "Bazaar One Hour After School" aesthetic education public welfare project aims to alleviate and improve the problem of uneven distribution of educational resources through the development of aesthetic education courses, the cultivation of rural aesthetic education teachers, and the provision of aesthetic education teaching equipment, so that more rural children can receive the influence of aesthetic education and help the development of rural aesthetic education.
As of October 2021, the project has transformed and put into use the Bazaar aesthetic education classrooms in 403 rural schools in 16 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, supplementing and enriching the children's aesthetic education life by carrying out graded aesthetic education courses such as art, reading and chorus in the aesthetic education classrooms.
What is even more surprising is that the teaching theme of The Bazaar Art Class simply "coincides" with the children's interests.
The children with better comprehension in the class, after two or three lessons, began to try to create their own creations after class, from art to origami handicrafts, the works are not only based on life, but also full of childlike and childish interest, very cute.
Over time, the children's aesthetic education results are quite fruitful
Teacher Liu is also accompanying the children in the process of exploring art, and is touched by the children's clumsiness again and again: "We draw the theme of "Hero", and the paintings handed in after class will look a little 'ugly' at first glance, and the children who are not very good at drawing characters are also twisted and twisted, and do not want to show everyone. But if you look closely at the picture, you will find that some children focus on portraying the facial features, some children think that the characters are dressed and the scene is very important, and some children pay attention to the demeanor and strive to convey the spirit of the characters to us...
Although everyone's brushstrokes are immature, the understanding and capture of beauty and the expression of observation points are keen and brave. I think this is the confidence that belongs to children! ”
Sincere childlike heart, tribute to retrograde heroes
Now, along with the children's confident graffiti, there is a natural sense of ease and smile, and the classroom is no longer the practice room you teach me to draw, but the playground that everyone looks forward to every week.
Here, the imagination and wishes of the children are flapping their wings and quietly setting sail.
Beauty gives you the ability to dream
Dream is not an abstract concept, nor is it blocked by distant time and distance, it is hidden in the heart, waiting for us to look for it.
And the lead that weaves dreams is sometimes held in the hand.
When telling the lesson of "Rubbing Leaves Is Really Interesting", Teacher Liu organized the children to collect the most common kinds of leaves in the school, and guided them to associate various patterns based on the prototype of fighting and swinging leaves. Just thinking about it is impatient - on the way back to the classroom, Teacher Liu saw the children chatting in pairs, and from time to time they used their hands to compare the idea of collage pictures for a while. In order to make the picture more abundant, Teacher Liu also brought out a paint plate, which was arranged with several pigments such as red, yellow, green, blue, and white, encouraging them to flexibly combine painting and collage.
The art course that combines a variety of creative methods is very popular with everyone
In the children's art class, the most important "painting tools" are whimsical ideas. Nature-loving children set up two small butterflies flying on the basis of ginkgo biloba leaves, and some children took out small branches hidden in their pockets, combined with leaves and paint to "plant" a large tree, the tree is strong and verdant, full of youthful vitality. At this time, the always introverted Meng Meng (pseudonym) slowly walked to the paint, rolled up her sleeves, and painted one leaf yellow and the other purple. After a little thought, Meng Meng held out the thumb of her right hand again, and pressed it in the palette quite seriously, stained with flesh pink.
In Teacher Liu's memory, Meng Meng's creation has always been decent, and even revealed restraint, now that so many colors are used at once, what does she want to paint? Unable to contain her curiosity, Teacher Liu accompanied her back to her seat, only to see her print two leaves on the paper, taking the shape of two leaves. But Meng Meng is not satisfied with such a normal operation, and then, she pressed the thumb of her right hand to the top of the yellow leaves, and then painted the hair and facial features on the pink area of the flesh, added limbs next to the yellow and purple, a few simple strokes, and a girl dressed in color clothes immediately appeared on the drawing paper - Teacher Liu Reacted to this, Meng Meng created a fashionable clothing model, the color and form are bright and vivid.
This painting seems to be a simple creation of the classroom, but Teacher Liu understands that Meng Meng is weaving together all kinds of "beauty" in life. Perhaps, a haute couture model show once opened in a big city thousands of kilometers away from the countryside, showing art and freedom at the same time, but also a little starlight, through television, pictorials, to the heart of a rural girl;
She gradually knows how to feel and appreciate beauty, and she discovers a more brilliant world from it, lighting up her cute design dreams.
"Maybe Meng Meng can really become a costume designer in the future!" Teacher Liu gladly looked at the appearance of Meng Meng buried his head in creation, and his heart rippled.
Use the cutest brushstrokes to draw the cutest people
Children's creation, sometimes just the projection of inner dreams, appreciate the children's artwork, Teacher Liu often admired and touched their ideas: "Before, we used to keep our eyes in front of us, day after day of learning life, it is inevitable to feel monotonous and boring. And now, because of the beautiful companions around us, our classroom has more laughter, and children have more colorful dreams to do. ”
Our hearts are always oriented towards spring and sunshine
In the future, Teacher Liu wants to continue to take the children to wander through the beauty and be their "dreamer"
Even if the "dream" is still a vague shape hidden in the painting, it will still shine in the journey of each child's life, guiding them to explore unremittingly and reach the happy tomorrow when their dreams come true.
Producer: CY
Editor-in-charge: Zhe Zhe