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Where Have all of Frida’s Pets & Things Gone?

Place children in groups or give each child a different task in identifying the number of various objects in the book. Create a graph with pictures or create your own game by going on a hunt to find the hidden objects in the book.
- Object Appearances: Monkey=11, Dog=9, Deer=7, Butterfly=6, Parrot=4, Hummingbird=1 and Arrows =12, Keys=5, Tubes of paint=5, Bottles with cork lids=10, Puppets=3, Paint brushes=9, Chalk=1

Reflections of Me

Materials: Metal spoon for each child
Steps:
1. Holding the spoon by the handle in front of you, look into the bowl, the part that curves inward or concave. Can you see your face? How do you look? (long, thin image)
2. Next, turn the spoon sideways, horizontally and look at your features. How does your image change? (short, flat image)
3. Lastly, turn the spoon over and look into the back of the bowl the part that curves outward or convex. Now how do you look? (upside -down image)
4. What image did you like the best? Which image would you use to draw/ paint your self-portrait?
Explanation: A spoon is not completely round. It is both concave and convex. A flat mirror (a surface that reflects most of the light falling on it) reflects , or bounces, light straight back to your eye. However, a concave mirror reflects light toward the center of the eye. The light reflected different distances. This changed the shape of your image. A convex mirror reflects light away from the center and flips the image over.

Mirror, Mirror…

Frida was known for her self-portraits. She always added colorful accessories. Refresh the vocabulary concerning the body (eyebrows, eyes, legs, body, fingers) and accessories (shoes, boots, necklace, earrings). Have students pair their body part with an accessory through drawings, magazine pictures, or actual items. Pantomiming and /or demonstrating will provide lots of fun. Don’t forget some handheld or wall mirrors.