Spring Poetry/Art Journaling

Easter is just around the corner, and the sugar rush of jellybeans, and robins eggs is in the air! What a day, we had! We created poetry having to do with SPRING...what it tastes like, what it looks like, what it smells like, and what it feels like, using a graphic organizer. Then, we created a symmetrical background, traced over it in pastel, and painted over it with water-colors. Finally, we typed up our poems, printed the poetry, and glued the poetry onto the backgrounds we painted. Boy, they turned out stunning! Just might be one of my favorite art projects all year....

Anchor Charts & Artist Skills

I'm not the best artist on the block, but boy- do I have fun with it! Today we read our story of the week, and dissected the problem/solution/characters. Fun Fun! Here's a picture of the master-piece. I am pretty sure one of my favorite things about teaching 1st grade is that all my little firsties think I am the BEST artist ever. One of my students today said "Mrs. Ramirez, did you used to teach ART?" Oh my, bless his little heart.