Last week we added a camera to our classroom. It’s an inexpensive number, for obvious reasons.
We wanted to give them another way to express themselves, working within the limitations of their developing fine motor skills. In addition, it gives them a way to document and honor their work, such as a block tower, before it need to be disassembled and used by the next person.
They’ve already taken thousands of photos. (Thank you digital age!) As we browsed them, we giggled and pointed and discussed what makes a good photo. We talked, in the simplest terms, about composition. They are loving the challenge and the responsibility of a “real” camera.
We’ve created a Flickr account to house their work. The photos are SOTC—not cropped or edited. This is one of my favorites, shot, I believe, by a three-year-old.
