Since we had some kids over to work onyour today, and one activity we did was chalk drawing, I had Lil do a self portrait using chalk. We talked about her hair and eye color as she selected colors to use. We also discussed the paas nd hrts of her face and body she should include in her picture to make it look more like herself.
Using the chalk was a fun new experience and made the picture more vibrant than past pictures she has created with crayons or pencils.
Today we started our Journals with a self portrait. I read the book It's Ok To Be Different by Todd Parr to tie into our All About Me unit.
We practiced drawing faces on dry erase boards and discussed features and shapes of our faces so we knew what to draw. Then, the girls drew their self portrait on the first page of their journal. I prompted drawing the circle, 2 eyes, mouth, and nose and they were able to add the other details.
Another idea for a self portrait activity is to have your kids create a picture frame using popsicle sticks.
I printed a picture of the girls and had them paint popsicle sticks to glue around the picture after I attached it to a tagboard backing.
We will attach a magnet strip to the back and hang it on the fridge.
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