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scraps

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"It'snot a cat,

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it's Pikachu, from pokemon!"

monochromatic scheme

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"I like orange. I tore this paper into tiny pieces and put in on this paper."

folding and gluing

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I was fascinated by this artist's ideas. She painstakingly folded each piece before gluing to the paper.

I like these colors, teacher!

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collage

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Created with ripping and tearing.

3-D collage

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piles

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This student was thrilled to glue scraps to one another.

I made a man!

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"here are his arms, and this is his head. I used a crayon for his face."

kindergarten collage artists

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The kindergartners were introduced to the concept of cutting and ripping paper. The idea was for them to create interesting shapes and glue them on a larger piece of paper. This was a new experience for many students.

markers

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Two second graders chatter while they work, "This heart is for my mom." "This is a girl, it's me with long hair."

Second grader

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"It's a food chain, Mrs. Dyer! See, the bottom has bugs and stuff, the top is a killer whale, 'cause it's the biggest animal in the world!"

Happy Man

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Created by a kindergartner, this piece is titled: Happy Man. "He is smiling because he has a puppy."

drawing with metallic markers

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Two second graders told me, "The top one is a UFO watcher. The bottom is an alien from Planet X, a very frozen wasteland."

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This second grader says, "It's a ship necklace. See? Here's the water."

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A second grader drew this. "It's an alien, he's trying to find his home. His home is an island, and it's very stormy."

I don't have my own classroom this year, so I've had to adjust. It's been hectic, but the kids have been supportive and excited.

So far, we have the drawing and collage centers going in most classes, with 3D starting in a couple classes as well.