I just love my job teaching RAW ART! Here is a fabulously written and cleverly illustrated book that we used for our art project. The students created their collages inspired by the illustrations of Megan Halsey. We used maps as she did in the book for part of our collage. We learned how to draw trucks. I took photos of them to place themselves as the driver. Then I taught them my rhyme where they had to complete it with the first letter of their name. The power point link I made gives all the details.
Thanks to Deep Space Sparkle's interview with Megan Halsey and ideas she had there.
The ABC rhyme you begin using letters that start w/ "A" to fill in the blank and continue on through the alphabet.
My name is ___________.
I am very __________.
I'm going to _____________ with at truck load of ____________.
My name is Gaven.
I am very Great.
I'm going to Gulf Shores with a truck load of Grapes.
Super excited to have an article published from READING TODAY that is created from the International Reading Association about my RAW ART class.
Patricia McKissack's book is a needle in the haystack!
We looked at bodies in motion. These 2nd and 3rd graders had to draw a self portrait of themselves in motion doing some type of exercise to promote healthy lives! We are a health wellness and international studies magnet so I try to incorporate as much as I can into our classes. They had to add the writing piece with their art. They turned out so great!
Next we read many nursery rhymes from a power point I put together. Then they created illustrations for the rhyme they selected. They printed off the text and had to decide how to arrange their text on their piece. Some mixed up their rhymes and others came up with their own twist. I really like how they turned out. 
