The City in the Water

On a cloudy day a visit to the city  reveals many things to observant children.

Looking at Lake Ontario from the top of the CN Tower they see the buildings reflected in the water.

"Look a city in the water!"

"The reflection of the city is black."

The children make some interesting choices when they create their own representation of The Silhouette City; giving color to the water image and making the actual city black.

The CN Tower

The weather does not always cooperate so when the children took their first trip to the top of the CN Tower they were faced with an interesting challenge.The dense fog and cloud coverage made it difficult for them to see the city clearly.

"We are high up! The CN Tower is so tall it goes inside the clouds and that is why we can't see the city well. If we wait the sun will come out then we will see everything!"

To test his theory we will take another trip to the top.

A Drive to the Country and A Drive to the City-What will we see?

"In the country the ground is green because it's the color of leaves and grass. There is a farm with farm animals. The farm is surrounded by a brown fence. There are lots of trees in the country but not cars or tall buildings!" Daniel age 4

"When you drive home in the city you can see the CN Tower and other tall buildings at the end of the road.

There are no as many trees as the city and no farm animals."

Niaz age 4

The Art of Valery Rybakow

While researching a new artist, the teacher discovered this beautiful painting by Valery Rybakov. Dylan watched as the images of the artist's work lit up the computer screen. The one below caught Dylan's attention because it looked like his neighbourhood and he decided he would like to paint one just like it. Neighbourhoods are one of the topics the children are discussing in the city project so it fit in perfectly. Dylan noted how the homes were close together just like the ones on his street.

"It reminds me of my neighbourhood. I like the way that there is a lot of colours reflecting from all the buildings," he said.

The Representations Continue In Preperation for the Trip to the CN Tower

The CN Tower-One of the World's Tallest Buildings

Skyscrapers In the City

Next week the children will take a trip to the CN Tower. The art work below is a representation of "The skyscrapers that fill the city." The representation indicates that the children have some previous knowledge.