Knuffle Bunny PortraitsFor this project, students read books from Mo Willems' Knuffle Bunny series. In the books, Trixie is very attached to her favorite stuffed animal, Knuffle Bunny. She doesn't go anywhere without her bunny, if she can help it.
Willems has won several awards for his writing and illustration in these books. Kindergartners talked about how he made the images, discovering they are a combination of drawings and photographs. Kindergarteners thought about their favorite toys and drew self-portraits with their toy. You can see them loudly exclaiming the name of their toy, just like Trixie! They then attached them to photographs of our school, just like Mo Willems. |
Ohio Content Standards
3.PE. Describe different ways that an artwork expresses an emotion or mood.
4.PE. Distinguish between common visual art forms (e.g., painting, drawing, sculpture).
5.PE. Identify and name materials used in visual art.
7.PE. Explore their environments and experiences for art making ideas.
2.PR. Generate ideas and images for artwork based on observation, memory, imagination and experience.
5.PR. Engage in art making that explores and combines various forms of symbolic representation including words, symbols, images, music & movement.
3.RE. Connect their personal experiences to what they see in works of art.
3.PE. Describe different ways that an artwork expresses an emotion or mood.
4.PE. Distinguish between common visual art forms (e.g., painting, drawing, sculpture).
5.PE. Identify and name materials used in visual art.
7.PE. Explore their environments and experiences for art making ideas.
2.PR. Generate ideas and images for artwork based on observation, memory, imagination and experience.
5.PR. Engage in art making that explores and combines various forms of symbolic representation including words, symbols, images, music & movement.
3.RE. Connect their personal experiences to what they see in works of art.
This lesson was inspired by a project seen at Liberty Tree Elementary, OLSD.