This morning we ventured to Oak Park, IL and had a tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright home and Studio. The house was absolutely beautiful. I loved the color scheme, which our guide said was original. I also liked the concept of not having furniture all over the room, but having seats along the edges, like in the living room. It does open up the space more. The dining room chairs were very unique in their design; you can definitely tell Wright designed them, but I would not want to have to sit in them for any period of time. I also thought it was great that there was even a high chair that matched the design of the regular chairs. I learned a lot about the man himself. I was taken aback by the fact that he left his family with another woman. That is something I certainly did not know.

I would like to do my lesson plan on Frank Lloyd Wright. Have the students do background research and some computer art design to “match” his. This would be a great way to incorporate art into my class, and allow the kids to be creative too.

This afternoon we traveled to the Museum of Science and Industry for a presentation on the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. During the simulation I began to get a little nauseous. I have difficulty with depth perception in my eyes, and when I watch computer simulations like that (or video games) it makes me sick. As they would zoom across the water or other parts of the complex, I had to look away. The music that was droning and vibrating in the background was also quite annoying. I did really enjoy the second part of the presentation with the brief PowerPoint. It was easier to follow.

The walk around outside did bring things to life. You could actually see the architecture that was discussed in both presentations.

Then it was off to the White Sox game. We have to see if we can keep up our “winning streak”. We see the Red Sox play, they take the series; we see the Phillies play, they take the series; we see the White Sox play…  Only time will tell! Even though they lost 2-1, I just love baseball. It’s such a great opportunity to see the different fields around the country.