Students in Kindergarten – 5th grade created self-portraits. A self-portrait is a work of art that depicts (or shows) one's self. We looked at various self-portraits by famous artists (we love watching this youtube video of 40 famous self-portraits) and discussed how artists can show how they feel (expression) through their portraits.
After drawing ourselves from observation (using mirrors), we read “We are a Rainbow, Somos Un Arco Iris” by Nancy Maria Grande Tabor. We noticed how everyone has different skin colors.
While we may not all come from the same place, or look the same way, we all have similarities, or things in common. We all want to do our best, we all like to play, we all want to be a friend. We may each be unique in our own ways, as you can see by our self-portraits, but when you put us all together, we make up one big beautiful rainbow! We finished these portraits by adding color to ourselves, then creating colorful backgrounds to create collaborative "rainbows" throughout the school.
After drawing ourselves from observation (using mirrors), we read “We are a Rainbow, Somos Un Arco Iris” by Nancy Maria Grande Tabor. We noticed how everyone has different skin colors.
While we may not all come from the same place, or look the same way, we all have similarities, or things in common. We all want to do our best, we all like to play, we all want to be a friend. We may each be unique in our own ways, as you can see by our self-portraits, but when you put us all together, we make up one big beautiful rainbow! We finished these portraits by adding color to ourselves, then creating colorful backgrounds to create collaborative "rainbows" throughout the school.
