Who am I?
Below is a sneak peak at the first step in creating our self portrait portfolio:
Photos were taken so that the children would have their pictures to study as we worked.......
The children engaged in a discussion about self portraits and began to explore their photos by talking about shapes, colors, and facial characteristics. We talked about what colors could represent emotions we feel.
Nohea chose to use many colors because she said they made her happy.
Alex focused on her beautiful eyes, and she needed a yellow smile because yellow meant she was happy.
After spending several minutes thinking about what she really liked, Annika said that her favorite group of animals were birds, so she made a peacock feather and a mocking bird feather in her portrait. She also loves Yellow Stone Park, so she drew a buffalo as well!
We are beginning to dive deep into what this question is truly asking. We have started a project with our art director, Marjon Aucoin, to help our Kinder and First Grade students answer this question. We will look carefully at self-portraits by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and other various artists. Throughout the year, the children will make a variety of self-portraits, write poetry, give a speech about themselves to their classmates, and a letter about themselves—all to be placed in their self-portrait portfolio.
Who am I? is not a simple question. In fact, as we have started this project, we are seeing that it leads to many more questions. Here are some that have come up:
- What are the things that make me happy?
- What are the things that make me sad?
- What is a happy color? (For Nohea - pink, for Mark - blue)
- What is a sad color? (Shirmar - green)
- What color is an angry color? (Jennifer - red)
- What are the things that I like?
It is exciting to see the children exploring their sense of self through diverse forms, and we are seeing how they are begining to form ideas about their identity.
Below is a sneak peak at the first step in creating our self portrait portfolio:
Photos were taken so that the children would have their pictures to study as we worked.......
When they entered the art studio, the photos and materials were ready.....
The children engaged in a discussion about self portraits and began to explore their photos by talking about shapes, colors, and facial characteristics. We talked about what colors could represent emotions we feel.The children began to explore creating their first self portrait!
In the end, beautiful pieces stood before us!!!!!
Nohea chose to use many colors because she said they made her happy.
Alex focused on her beautiful eyes, and she needed a yellow smile because yellow meant she was happy.
After spending several minutes thinking about what she really liked, Annika said that her favorite group of animals were birds, so she made a peacock feather and a mocking bird feather in her portrait. She also loves Yellow Stone Park, so she drew a buffalo as well!For a viewing of all of our portraits, please visit our room to see them on display. Stay tuned for progress on our Self Portrait Portfolios ;0)
Look at what we are making now! Aside from finishing up our claymation and documentary, we have started creating bracelets. And these special bracelets are not just your ordinary bracelets..........they are helping raise money for children with cancer and Down Syndrome.
