Friday, August 19, 2011

ABC I Like Me!

After reading this book by Nancy Carlson, students created self-portraits.  I walked them through a step-by-step demonstration of drawing a head, neck, shoulders, and details & then let them go to town.  I don't like giving Kg. students too much specific direction, because their art is so innocent and creative.  They are natural artists at this age and I love to see what they come up with!

On the second day, we reviewed the ABC pattern from the story and created the watercolor border to go around the self-portraits.  Here are a few of our masterpieces:












2 comments :

  1. I love Nancy Carlson's, I Like Me, so having the ABC's as an added element is great. I like how you used the alphabet as the border -- terrific authentic assessment for little ones at the beginning of the year!!

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  2. Wow, my K's wouldn't be able to do that this early in the school year. I'll be lucky if 1/2 of them can write their letters..

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