How Does Your Culture Celebrate?

Grade 2 students are almost finished with a unit of inquiry all about how culture can influence art and vice-versa. being in an international school where in one class alone you have 15 different nationalities, this unit is so much … Continue reading

Mini Me’s in Grade 2!

I love big projects. Collaborative projects. Mural Projects. FUN projects. The Mini Me project has been one of my favorites so far and it took on a life of it’s own as all inquiry projects do. The students drew their … Continue reading

Me-Me Self-Portraits in Grade 2

I love teaching self-portraits! Not only do students get to know themselves much better, but they also lose the fear of drawing a face, facial features and drawing a human. Once you teach some basic proportions rules, practice drawing features … Continue reading