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Today I'm sharing a project my second graders have been working on for the last four weeks. The inspiration behind this project came from a book the students read with their classroom teachers, The Memory String. Students read the book, which is about a young girl who collects mementos of special parts of her life, and then they did some writing about their own memories. In Art, second graders created collages describing one of their memories. I wanted the students to think deeply about their chosen memory. I wanted them to remember every possible detail of that event, and then represent those details through the use of symbols. That's a lot of higher-level thinking for a second grader, but the kids did great! The students' first step was to make a list of everything they could remember about one memory. I told them to tell themselves the story in their heads, and write down as many descriptive words as possible. Next they were to choose 5-7 of the most important words and create a symbol to represent each word. They turned these symbols into small drawings that we would later cut out and collage onto a background. The next week, we talked about how memories involve emotions. Some memories are happy, while others might make you feel sad, scary, angry, or even confused. Our art-making experience was to paint a background for the collages that would portray the emotion of their chosen memory. Student had to make appropriate color choices for their backgrounds. For example, a sad memory might need blue or gray, while a happy memory would probably need brighter colors. An angry memory might need a red background, and a confusing memory might have lots of colors all mixed together! The students also needed to decide what kind of mark-making or brush strokes they needed to use to paint their backgrounds. For a sad memory, they might choose calm, slow, flat lines. A happy memory may need lines that bounce and skip all over the page. An angry memory might have harsh, bold strokes, and a confusing memory may have lots of marks swirling in every direction. The final step was to combine all the parts of the collage together. Here are some examples! A memory of playing outside with friends. A memory of moving to a new house. A memory of being in a car accident. A memory of a fun day at the water park.
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