The fun (and messy) quickie lesson took two sessions, but turned out to be a lot tougher for my 2nd graders than I expected, though in the end everyone was successful and happy, and the hallway display got rave reviews!
The kids began by choosing 2 colors of tissue paper, and cutting out hearts (this was a hard part). We used our papier-mache paste ("art paste") to glue them down with a paintbrush.
We completed these by selecting a construction paper mat for a border, and then using a thin Sharpie and other thin markers to write things we love, and to add more design and color. I was tickled at how many kids wrote "I love art" or "I love my art teacher". Some of their spelling is pretty funny, but I really likeD what they wrote. A lot of them wrote "I love myself"! I guess they have pretty strong self-images. Hmmm...
Here's the bunch of them all displayed together on one hallway bulletin board.
I hope you enjoyed this 'vintage' lesson from my blog!
Thanks Phyl! I always loved this lesson! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! Looking back, I think the best part was all the painted hearts that were inadvertently painted into the palms of the students when they used the back end of their TP roll to stamp a new color!
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