Students painted the background, stamp painted the giraffe skin paper and mountains paper. We even took time to examine a full moon and talked about how craters on the moon were made. This coincided with April's "blood red moon" which my students were eager to tell me all about!
This spring my kindy, first, second and third grade students enjoyed a delightful lesson on bullying and believing in yourself. We began with the story Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae. Gerald the Giraffe is clumsy and feels he can't dance and is laughed at by the other animals. He meets up with a cricket who encourages him to listen to the breezes in the trees and to tune in to a different song, to hear music that is special for him. He does and then begins to feel the rhythm until he is boldly dancing. Others admire him and soon his confidence and self assurance grows. We took time to decipher all the messages in the story, about treating others more carefully as well as positive self-talk. Students painted the background, stamp painted the giraffe skin paper and mountains paper. We even took time to examine a full moon and talked about how craters on the moon were made. This coincided with April's "blood red moon" which my students were eager to tell me all about!
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AuthorMy name is Mrs. Krupa and I'm an elementary art teacher at Oxbow Elementary. I'm a professional harpist turned art teacher of 20 years. I'll share art lessons and ideas on these pages, what works and doesn't. Enjoy! Categories
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