2nd Grade - Mood Masks

Second graders get some practice interpreting with this collage project.  We start with a quick discussion about interpretation with things like language and facial expressions before we move onto the art world.  As a class, we talk about what colors and lines match which emotions, then use that information to make our own "mood masks" with colored construction paper.  The goal is for the students to give clues with shapes, lines, and colors so that others can accurately interpret the mood they chose for their mask.  The cool details really put some of these projects over the top.