I think all the 1st gr. and 2nd gr. students knew the story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". However I don't think they knew they could make art just like the illustrator of the book Eric Carle. After two classes we had a class full of hungry caterpillars! Nice job.
K2 made the artroom window beautiful with their collage of transparent and opaque paper.
K2 drew an apple then painted it. After it dried some little worms got to them and made a hole!
I read a story about the penguins of New Zealand that were sick from the oil spill. Knitters around the world made cute little sweaters for the penguins to keep them warm after they were cleaned of the oil and it helped to keep them from picking at their feathers and getting sick from ingesting the oil. This inspired a fun project. The 3rd graders made a penguin then weaved yarn in the slots on the side to make a cute red sweater.
Step by step the 1st and 2nd graders worked on the same bear image. It's interesting how each bear looks the same but also different. They each have their own personality.
5th and 6th grade have been working long and hard on their paper mache pumpkins. Recycled shopping bags, newspaper, bubble wrap, rubber bands and tissue paper where used to make the beautiful sculptures.
Using all sorts of bits of recycled materials the K2 class made some really cool looking images. Some were fun designs and some were life scenes.