Every year the second graders research famous Americans with their classroom teachers. Their research becomes a huge project that ends with a "Living Museum" where they dress up like their famous American, display all of their research, and invite the school, parents, and community members to come and learn! It is the coolest project ever and this year we thought it would be fun if the kids drew portraits of their famous American in the art room to be part of their museum.
We first drew several different eyes, noses, mouths, and ears before learning where things should go on a face to draw it in proportions. Then, they brought in pictures of their famous Americans to look at while they drew and selected the eyes, noses, mouths, and ears that looked most like their American. Once we were done drawing we colored them in with crayons as neatly as we could. Their frames aren't in the pictures, but they also added frames using brown construction paper.
They turned out so nicely and it was so great to collaborate with their teachers!
We first drew several different eyes, noses, mouths, and ears before learning where things should go on a face to draw it in proportions. Then, they brought in pictures of their famous Americans to look at while they drew and selected the eyes, noses, mouths, and ears that looked most like their American. Once we were done drawing we colored them in with crayons as neatly as we could. Their frames aren't in the pictures, but they also added frames using brown construction paper.
They turned out so nicely and it was so great to collaborate with their teachers!