First grade students began the year by studying
how artists approach self-portraits. The
class read the book The Many Faces of the Face and described how all of
our faces are different, including their color, shape, and expression.
Students then created a collage
self-portrait by using a mirror and cut pieces of paper. The class then read another story by Ezra
Keats titled Jennie’s Hat. In the
book Jennie gets a hat from her aunt that she dislikes because it is too plain. At the end, birds come to decorate her hat
with all types of flowers and found materials, and Jennie is left with the most
beautiful hat she has ever seen.
Following the story students each created their own plain hat. We discussed different paper sculpture
techniques that they could use to decorate their hat and make it as special as
Jennies. Once the hat was complete
students added it to their self-portrait.
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