tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501308597522720818.post8040493148836514639..comments2024-03-27T09:01:22.501-05:00Comments on Art With Mr. E: Self Portraits - KindergartenMr. Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768674025111043769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501308597522720818.post-63058208008465030972011-03-26T21:28:12.194-05:002011-03-26T21:28:12.194-05:00Give her some shapes of construction paper to buil...Give her some shapes of construction paper to build a person, sometimes young ones just need an opportunity to visualize a person in a different way with out having to conceptualize it themselves in a self drawn manner. We use hand writing without tears in our school district for our kindergarten classes and they have "mat man" which is a song, and wood pieces plus a mat body that the kids build him as they sing the song. I am sure if you google it you can find the song and or a video of this process. It has helped my 4K kids tremendously at the start of the year better conceptualize the parts of a body and thus their self portrait drawings (I have them draw a self portrait each month to help record their growth and understanding). Just a thought. SueGSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773113646768488317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501308597522720818.post-22505752210010439972011-03-10T18:51:32.586-06:002011-03-10T18:51:32.586-06:00I agree with Ms. Novak. I have a student who draw...I agree with Ms. Novak. I have a student who draws similarly, and are severely delayed in all areas. I let her work along with us on her own. Sometimes the occupational therapist comes and works with her during art, but she just needs lots of practicing.Snippety Gibbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00271129879408530904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501308597522720818.post-53286334020052006122011-03-09T09:52:45.202-06:002011-03-09T09:52:45.202-06:00I wouldn't worry about that one student - look...I wouldn't worry about that one student - looks like they aren't developmentally ready for the next step. <br /><br />I had a student who was the step above this - cookie people. Heads with arms and legs coming out of it - no bodies. He drew bodies like this until half way through 2nd grade. We did a lesson on dancing and movement for our portraits -- the he drew a picture of himself dancing and all the sudden there was a body!<br /><br />I'd encourage this student and just let them keep creating -- the cookie person will appear and then one day so will the body. This student just needs to draw shapes right now.Ms Novakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664190928079250983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501308597522720818.post-18043257323249367592011-03-09T09:04:51.007-06:002011-03-09T09:04:51.007-06:00I LOVE self portraits when my kids do them, I enco...I LOVE self portraits when my kids do them, I encourage them to do one at home about once a year and I keep ALL of them! Someday they will be really interesting to look through all of them to see the progression of their art. As reminder I never ever said I would not be an art nerd mom...I have become a minivan driving soccer mom and may even have boy scouts, but I will be the art nerd mom!victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287467246976904271noreply@blogger.com