This lesson began by discussing different things we can be when we grow up. Students gave so many fun choices! Doctors, princesses, knights, veterinarians, teachers, football players, and many more were mentioned. Once students had some ideas flowing, they received their paper (12x18"), pencils, and a face tracer. The tracer helped them draw basic head and eye shapes (as these can be very frustrating at this age). I then had students look into mirrors and at their neighbors to see that our nose is half way between our eyes and chin, and our mouth halfway between our nose and chin. They also felt from outer corner of their eye to the top of their ear. This helped students how to draw a proportionate face!
We talked about all of the fun things that make us unique (hair, eyes, lips, ears, clothing) and what would make us look like what we want to be when we grow up. After students drew their basic faces (along with the neck and shoulders) they began adding accessories to show us their chosen "career."
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Students then traced over their pencil lines with crayon and began to color in their wonderful drawings with watercolor. We talked about how the watercolor resists the waxy crayon!
As students began to finish, I read them a sweet poem about our individuality:
No one looks
the way I do.
I have noticed
That it's true.
No one walks the way I walk
No one talks the way I talk.
No one plays the way I play.
No one says the things I say.
I am special.
I am me.
There's no one else I'd rather be!
And when I grow up
I guess we'll see
I can be anything
I want to be!
Some finished masterpieces:
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