Wednesday, October 26, 2011
5th Grade Family Portraits
Before Fall Break, our 5th graders spent some time thinking about their family. What is a family? Who is part of their family and what do they like to do? We looked at the writer and illustrator Eric Carle's collage process and mimicked it by painting our own tissue paper and using it, mixed with plain tissue paper, to add color to their family portraits. Here are a few to check out!
Help Needed!
Next week, we are hoping to begin a really neat project for 7th and 8th grade but we need some help! We are using “found objects” so anything that is made of cardboard, metal (light metal, think aluminum), wood, and paper is usable. Some ideas are listed below.
Also, SHOE BOXES or boxes of a similar size. The more the better of any of this stuff. Curious what we’re doing? Below is the artist who is inspiring our sculptures.
** Send items to school to drop in my room! THANK YOU!
Ideas: Paper towel rolls, coke cans, coke tabs, bottle caps, cereal boxes, small pieces of wood or wooden pieces, wire, soup cans, pencils…
Really anything that can fit in a shoebox, the more unique the better!
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