Art: A Kind Gesture (Continued)

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. 

Art: Kindness Stories

First grade has begun an exploration of the human figure and how it can be used in art to tell stories. The girls have been sharing their own stories of a time when they showed kindness or were shown kindness. They identified the important action in the story by using a frozen pose with a partner. 

The girls also drew themselves using ovals, and are now constructing a jointed puppet using small, medium, and large ovals. This model will help them create narrative drawings and short films to tell their stories!

Telling a kindness story using frozen poses