We are all getting to know each other during this first month of school, and thinking about the things that make us both unique and similar. One idea that we explored this week was our skin.
I love
this nonfiction book that uses real photographs of kids to show the many different shades of skin that people can have. I put out scraps of paper and crayons with paper plates and googly-eyes as an invitation to create faces with skin.
Of course, most of the kids couldn't resist enjoying the googly-eyes... :)
We also used mirrors and markers to draw our own self portraits.
After their outline was complete, the children could add colors of skin, hair, eyes, etc. if they wanted.
Some students enjoyed the process so much, they made multiple pictures. After drawing multiple self-portraits, one student remarked about how this one looked different than the others. It made me smile.
One student went on to draw their Mom and Dad.
On a different day, another student was excited to show me a self portrait they made out of collage pieces.
The students also loved washing dolls in the baby bathtub. We can take care of our skin by keeping it clean.
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