1st Grade - Suessimals

Hooray!  We're finally getting some projects done to post!

First graders looked at some artwork by an obscure artist named Dr. Seuss and were challenged to invent a brand new animal.  This is a fun project for the kids and it's always hilarious to see the bizarre combinations they come up with for their animals.  It's also a good beginning of the year project as we can work on ("big word starts with a C - composition") filling in our whole paper top to bottom, side to side with interesting details and color. 

2nd Grade - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Second graders really rose to the challenge on this one.  Designed as a project to help build vocabulary and serve as practice for really seeing the details in composition, second graders partnered up and took turns describing artwork to each other.  While one person kept the real picture secret, the other partner had to take clues and try to redraw the picture as accurately as possible.  Here’s a video of the kids in action, followed by a few pictures and some of the final results.