Monday, October 1, 2012

A Color of our Own

Cover Art for Lionni's Book

Ally, Room 106

Christa, Room 106

Christina, Room 106

Samuel, Room 106

Ms. Kirshner's first and second graders had some extra time in class on Friday, so we read Leo Lionni's color-themed book, A Color of his Own.  This story tied into our color theory lessons from the past weeks, made a transition into our upcoming fall colors project, and taught a nice lesson on diversity.  After reading the story, students sketched and painted their own chameleons.  They used only primary colors to mix as many colors as they could, and they were challenged to keep their colors from over-mixing into brown.  Just like our students, each project was both colorful and unique. 

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