We reviewed the work of
Charley Harper and used collage to recreate a bird of choice for the front
cover of our nature journals.
Over the weeks to come the
plan will be to have the students work in their journals during the week at
home, teaching them to observe and draw from nature. The first assignment for this week is to choose a bird either from a bird guide book or from looking out the window. Draw the bird in two different mediums, for example, one pencil drawing, or one colored pencils, marker, paper collage.
Encourage them to date their pages as the use their journals.
Next week I will be sharing another two artists known for nature journaling and animal artistry.
Also, we will be preparing for the backyard bird count which happens February 14-17. Please review information http://gbbc.birdcount.org/
Taking time to do the bird count will improve your child’s ability to notice the different species of birds at your feeder, also noting other factors like precipitation, snow cover, temperature, and daytime.
Bring nature journal to class every week.
Visit the library and check out some bird books (children’s section or animal section of adult has all the bird guides) A fun one to listen to bird songs is the Bird song Bible. Bring a bird book to class.
Enjoy journaling!
