First graders have completed wax resist paintings that tell stories about kindness using the human figure.
To begin, students used different sized ovals to build a jointed puppet to act as a model or stencil for their chosen gestures. Their paintings use crayon and watercolor to show the most important gesture from their story.
After completing their paintings, first graders explored another way of telling stories using the figure. In small groups they used their puppets and iPads to create a stop motion animation.
