The 1st and 2nd grade students just finished making their tissue paper collage backgrounds for their super hero project. They learned how to make a secure tissue paper collage by using the glue sandwich method. This method requires the artist to put down a bottom layer of glue, then put down tissue paper, and add a top layer of glue.
For the main idea of this project, they have to pick someone in their life that is a hero to them and recreate them as a superhero. We talked about real life heroes and what makes someone a hero. I gave examples and they shared with their peers what makes someone a hero in their eyes. Some students chose moms and dads as their heroes, while others chose friends, teachers, and pets. They are going to draw their heroes in super hero costumes that they design using either complementary or analogous colors. Their heroes will be holding an item or two that helps someone recognize them and their interests. For example, if a student's hero is their cousin and they often go fishing with them, then their superhero cousin might also be holding a fishing rod. They will be using waterproof pen and colored pencil to complete their drawings that they will overlay onto their tissue paper collage. At the end of this project, students will be writing about why they chose the person that they did. I will post pictures when the project is completed.
For the main idea of this project, they have to pick someone in their life that is a hero to them and recreate them as a superhero. We talked about real life heroes and what makes someone a hero. I gave examples and they shared with their peers what makes someone a hero in their eyes. Some students chose moms and dads as their heroes, while others chose friends, teachers, and pets. They are going to draw their heroes in super hero costumes that they design using either complementary or analogous colors. Their heroes will be holding an item or two that helps someone recognize them and their interests. For example, if a student's hero is their cousin and they often go fishing with them, then their superhero cousin might also be holding a fishing rod. They will be using waterproof pen and colored pencil to complete their drawings that they will overlay onto their tissue paper collage. At the end of this project, students will be writing about why they chose the person that they did. I will post pictures when the project is completed.