Description of the Unit – Inspired by the delightful children’s book Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees, students learned about ways in which movement can be expressed in art, later recreating their own dancing giraffe.
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1st Grade – Recreating Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night
Description of the Unit – Students observed and discussed Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting, Starry Night, and, using what they noticed in the painting regarding color, texture and movement, attempted to recreate it in oil pastel.
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