First
graders discussed that February is Black History Month and watched a short
video by Kid President about Martin Luther King, Jr.
We
then learned about the African American artist and author Faith Ringgold. After
reading
Tar Beach, ( which is written and
illustrated by Ringgold), students discussed the sorts of activities that
they did at their family table. Students said they eat dinner, play games,
and do their homework at the table. Students then used a circle tracer to
draw their table and people tracers to add their family. Details were added to
show the table activity and to create individual family members.
They
outlined their drawings with Sharpie pen, colored in with colored pencil, and
then created quilt squares with oil pastels.
They
did a great job working on their drawing, tracing, and coloring skills.
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