…..after printing several owls each child had to choose one for the library wall and another for their chalk pastel tree
From the beginning of this assignment I told the children that they had to have at least two good owls; one for the Forest of Reading wall in front of the library and another one to glue to another piece of art.
I wanted each student to experience using chalk pastels. After a quick lesson on how to blend the colours and how to draw a somewhat realistic branch I gave the children a choice of black or dark blue construction paper. The concept of creating a realistic looking branch was a little foreign to some students and I had to encourage them to look out the window and study the trees outside.
A few students decided to have a family of owls sitting in their tree. One student accidentally glued his owl upside down on the branch and decided to call him an owl bat. I love the variety of owls that were created, from very realistic to very whimsical. Enjoy!
Mama Cormier 
These are so awesome! Oh the beauty of a child’s freedom to simply express and create! 🙂
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Isn’t that the truth. What happens to people when they become adults? It saddens me when grown-ups say they don’t have a creative bone in their bodies.
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You totally got what I meant – it is exactly what I was thinking when I wrote it. And I am just getting my childish freedom back – and it is FUN!
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whoo,hoo!
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Absolutely delightful – that was a great lesson you created.
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Thanks Judith. The kids loved it as well. They kept wanting to make more owl prints.
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Your students did a beautiful job! Love them all! Owl bat is another good one! 😍
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Reblogged this on OWL☆WONDER and commented:
So creative and adorable! 😍
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Thanks for the reblog! I hope your readers enjoy it.
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