We talked about mandalas and looked at some examples on line. We discussed how people create them for spiritual reasons or to calm themselves, or to create something of beauty. I drew a circle with three rings and cut it into quarters and copied it several times. The children worked in groups of 4 to create a design. They had the freedom of making any design they wanted, but one element (pattern or color) had to flow with the friend next to them, so they had to have a conversation about their plan.
We talked about mandalas and looked at some examples on line. We discussed how people create them for spiritual reasons or to calm themselves, or to create something of beauty. I drew a circle with three rings and cut it into quarters and copied it several times. The children worked in groups of 4 to create a design. They had the freedom of making any design they wanted, but one element (pattern or color) had to flow with the friend next to them, so they had to have a conversation about their plan.
