My Drawing 2 students wanted to do something special this year and since I wasn't really up for a field trip due to being pregnant I decided to plan a chalk art festival. Luckily my wonderful principal was completely supportive and even offered to buy pizza for my class and pay for my substitute for the day.
Since I had never done anything like this before it was really just a stab in the dark. I did some research and came up with lists of suggested supplies and techniques and picked several famous paintings for the students to choose from. I really didn't have any idea how big to have the students make the drawings, so I guessed on that as well. Most of them ended up about 5' x 7'.
It ended up being a lot of fun and I learned a few things that I could do different next time to make the day even better.
Enjoy the results:
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| The Scream by Edvard Munch. Recently sold at auction for 119.9 million. |
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| The Scream by Zach and Ed. They think that their drawing should sell for 120 million too. |
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| Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh |
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| Starry Night by Carl, Jaxon, and Lacey. The most focused group of the day without a doubt. |
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| Self Portrait with Monkey by Frida Kahlo |
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| Self Portrait with Monkey by Fernando, Yuri, Mishell, Juan, and Arianna. They loved that unibrow. |
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| Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali |
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| Persistence of Memory by Tyler, Sebastian, and CJ. They were a little creative with their interpretation of the colors. |
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| Madame Monet and Her Son by Claude Monet |
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| Madame Monet and Her Son by Ariel, Andrew, Ariel, and Baylee. In case you couldn't tell, this group is all about anime. |
