Sock Puppets!

Well, my 3rd graders that come on Friday are an 'Art Club' type class and we recently made sock puppets. They split up into groups and created a 'back drop' and were encouraged to write a script for a puppet show. Here are some pictures of their puppets.

Winter Mural

Thanfully, we've gotten some snow days...which gives me a chance to upload some pics to the ol'blog. It's too bad teachers stay so busy all the time!

We collaborated and created this Winter Scene...stolen from Mr.E! (Thanks Mr.E!)
This project was donated to Publix...and I hope it's still hanging up in honor of all this snow!
Kindergarten - Painted the sky
1st/2nd - Made trees, snowmen and penguins.
4th - Made houses.

Winter Scenes

Well, I try to steer clear of cutesy projects, but we managed to get all kinds of vocabulary in with this mixed media snowman! The kids did a nice job and they look festive.

Magazine Ornaments / Op Art Sculptures

Well, I have to thank Ms.Copley for this lesson because she taught me how to make Magazine Bowls. This is a fun project for the upper-level students and makes a great gift!

This is a great process of transforming something that is 2-D into a 3-D object.

3rd Grade Magazine Sculpture

What is your "secret identity"?

My 2nd graders have been exploring their identity. First we created a self-portrait with a 'bad case of stripes' and now they have completed their secret identity masks. Anytime they need to transform into their amazing super hero self, they just put the mask on and save the world.

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2nd Grade Paper Masks



Leaf Man!

I recently discovered the book "Leaf Man" by Lois Elhert and it was inspiring. I collected natural materials from my backyard and allowed the kids to compose their own leaf man using those materials. It was a 'cute' project.

Kindergarten Self-Portraits

My kindergarteners are really smart and did a fabulous job drawing their faces. They followed step-by-step directions and painted using watercolors.