Laura Young
ECB Publishing, Inc.
In May, students in kindergarten through fifth grade at Jefferson Somerset completed a final, interdisciplinary music/art project featuring apricot trees and flamingos. It was a fun way to celebrate spring and get ready for summer.
Elementary Music Teacher Jacquelyn Dupuis taught the students a number of May-time songs, with emphasis on the tune "Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree" by Georgia Wahlin Bello. Students learned that when apricot trees bloom in the spring, their white flowers burst out along the branches and look like popcorn.
The art component of the project involved creating flamingos with construction paper, tissue paper and, of course, googly eyes. Students enjoyed the opportunity to share in class about times they had seen flamingos at a zoo as well as create flamingos artistically.
“The flamingos project seemed like fun for spring, and used some springtime colors including pinks, purples, and oranges,” said Dupuis. “We learned how to make the feathers with tissue paper squares using ombre so colors went gradually from light to darker.”
Dupuis reported that the students were excited to take 
their flamingo creations home as they wrapped up their year for the summer break.
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