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This is one of my favorite projects for when I need a quick, one-day lesson, yet something that all students can be successful with. These are abstract designs using the letters of the students' names! To begin, students write the letters of their names in all different directions. I tell students to write a letter, then rotate their paper. Then write another letter, and rotate the paper again, continuing until their name is complete. The trick is to arrange the letters so they connect and form enclosed spaces. Often the student will need to write their name more than once, or write their middle or last name, to have enough letters to fill the space. Students then color each enclosed space. I have taught this project using a variety of art materials, but the most successful has been oil pastels. The way the colors blend and create texture is a nice touch. Sometimes I have students choose a specific color scheme, but this time they just chose as many colors as they wished. It's nice to have students trace their lines with a black oil pastel to make them look more polished. These designs are still a work in progress... we ran out of time and didn't get finished! We saved them to complete another day.
I like to use this fun book as a closure activity for this lesson- the Turn Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book!
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