Fresh From The First Grade

And now, the sneak-peak of our sculptures that you’ve all been waiting for! We finished up landforms today and I’ve got to tell you... we painted and painted and painted with the most impressive patience and attention to detail that you may ever see! I was blown away by the creativity, self-control, and detail-oriented work that I saw in these first graders today. Even the most enthusiastic of our bunch were so absorbed in their work you could have heard a pin drop... for nearly an hour in some classes! In case you haven’t been in first grade in a while, I am happy to remind you that this is HUGE for 6 and 7 year olds!

And now, ladies and gents, the fruits of our labor:

{the sculpting begins... this was the first time many of our first graders had worked with clay, or “claydough” as they called it. You can find our clay recipe HERE}

{A few people chose to use a photograph of the landform they were sculpting as inspiration... These are just old calendar photos that I tore apart and laminated for durability.}

{Finished sculptures from 1C}

{And the painting begins... we experimented with both tempera and watercolor paints. They each yielded very different results: the tempera gave better coverage while the watercolors allowed the texture of the clay to show}

{1D loved their mountains!}

{I was told that these prairie flowers are daisies and roses}

{working hard}

{I was told that this is 2 mountains with a river in the valley}

{And these volcanoes are just plain fierce!}

Make sure and visit the first grade hallway on Monday for the full show!