Elements of the Art Room: Wonder Inspired 4th grade Self Portraits
Kim Walker
Wonder art
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As Spring Break approaches, I find that my fifth graders are in need of some reminders as to what it means to be kind to each other. In general, they are sweet kids, but at times the words they use and actions they take, particularly on the playground, aren't the kindest. Our read aloud for the month is Wonder by RJ Palacio so the theme of kindness fit right into our room. It just so happens that a new book, We're All Wonders by RJ Palacio, a picture book intended for younger readers to…
Teaching in Room 6
Grade 4 IB PYP “All About Me” unit. This Art project was inspired by RJ Palacio’s book “Wonder”. Students created self-portraits inspired by the illustration of the book cover. They then used a var…
Laura A
Today, 4th grade starting working on their self portraits, inspired by the art of Tad Carpenter, and the fabulous art teacher Katie Allain. You can check out their art on their Instagram accounts, if you click on their names. He's the artist who designed the cover for the book, Wonder! Here's how we created ours! Materials: Sax 90lb paper Sax liquid watercolors Sharpie markers Pencils hair examples Day 1: Talk about the book and movie, Wonder. I plan on playing the audio book, and listening…
Wendy Clemens
Please guide me…I’m lost…
Natália Gouvêa
Bethany Fandrey-Phelps
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Deb Silva
Abstract self portraits inspired by @tadcarpenter's cover art for Wonder. Fifth graders drew their face and hair. Traced with bold lines and colored the hair in like a silhouette. They spent two Class days exploring three different paint materials/techniques, and creating word lists and practice word clouds They explored @kwikstixpaint, #jackricheson neon tempera cakes, and wet-on-wet liquid watercolors with salt. They selected their own technique and design and painted their faces and ears…
Elements of the Art Room