• SCRATCHBOARD •

Link To: Nighttime Wonders Lesson Plan

This project was a LOT of fun! I really like the fact that this process can be recreated relatively easily and quickly with materials that are usually on hand in any classroom. I also liked that a wide range of students could do this project successfully. Also, it is very easy to make this project creative and unique! I will definitely be using this in the future!!!

EXTENSION ACTIVITY:

For my future classroom, I would use this throughout the year. One way I would use this scratch technique is to have students design a name plaque for their locker. This would help students to feel like they have a personal place within the school that is uniquely theirs.

• SILHOUETTES •

Link To: Silhouette Lesson Plan

The process of drawing a silhouette was more complicated than I thought!I loved the idea of finding images that represent the student in magazine however! I also like the idea of having students write positive words that they feel describe them. So often how we perceive ourselves is different than those around us, I think this project would give great insight into how a student views themselves.

EXTENSION ACTIVITY:

l think I would use this type of project as a beginning of the year activity. It would help students introduce themselves to new people in the class, as well as giving me a better picture of the students I will be teaching for the year.

• PAINTING •

Link To: "Fin, Noggin', Duuude" Lesson Plan

The painting project presented in class was very engaging and fun! I loved the idea of having children draw an animal and giving them a simple pattern to complete the task. Many children who haven't had a lot of experience with drawing or painting could find this project overwhelming. However, the teachers showed step by step how to complete the basic outline and then let the student design the shell themselves. This part of the activity lets child be creative without being intimidated by the process. The final part of the project was to create the water effect using paint. I think students would really like using paint as it isn't used very often. AWESOME!

EXTENSION ACTIVITY:

I could use this in language arts as an extension project for a literature project. For example, while reading a book to the class, the children could be presented with the basic outline of an animal that is featured in the book. The students could predict what they think the animal looks like or use details from the text to paint the animals appearance.

• DRAWING •

•  CLASS DISPLAY • 

     

•  TEACHER'S EXAMPLES •

  

•  INDIVIDUAL EXAMPLES • 

Link To: Speaker of the Trees Lesson Plan

Our project was centered around drawing, Earth Day and citizenship. We asked the students to draw a close up and landscape image. They were also asked to use two separate kinds of media. I enjoyed this project because it was based on being creative, not on how talented you were. I also think it was great to have the students use paper that was different than what they were used to and media that they were unfamiliar with.

EXTENSION ACTIVITY:

I could foresee using this project for many subjects such as Science. An example could be for the students to draw a close-up of a leaf from a tree and then a landscape image that includes a full version of the tree that the leaf came from.