12-5-11 P is for Penguin by a student in Ms. Whiteman's Kindergarten class
Friends:
Today was my first day at my annual artist residency at Bissonet Plaza Elementary in Metairie, Louisiana. The residency is sponsored by a grant administered by the Arts Council of New Orleans through the Louisiana Division of the Arts.
I am excited about this year’s project. The students are learning draw and tell tales from my new book, A is for Alligator, illustrated by Marita Gentry. The book teaches students how to turn every letter of the alphabet into an animal. After the students learn to draw the animal, they are writing stories using the animal as a character in the story. Each class will then compile their stories and we will send them to get published through Student Treasures.
My first class was Mr. Boone’s 3rd grade class. Their letter was “S is for Shark.” After learning how to draw the shark from the letter S, they created some fun stories.
12-5-11 S is for Shark in Mr. Boone's 4th Grade Class
My second class was Ms. Lambert’s third grade class. These students produced amazing drawings from “L is for Lion,” and their stories were equally charming.
12-5-11 L is for Lion in Ms. Lambert's 3rd grade class
Next it was off to Ms. Whiteman’s Kindergarten class. I taught the students “P is for Penguin” and was so impressed by the imagination of these little students!
12-5-11 P is for Penguin in Ms. Whiteman's Kindergarten Class
Then it was on to Ms. Presser’s second grade class. The students did “K is for Kangaroo.” They loved drawing the kangaroo and came up with some interesting story ideas.
12-5-11 K is for Kangaroo in Ms. Presser's 2nd grade class
After lunch, I visited Ms. Duhe’s first grade class. They worked on “C is for Cat” and did such a wonderful job drawing their cats and coming up with cool descriptions of their cats.
12-5-11 C is for Cat in Ms. Duhe's 1st grade class
Finally, my last class of the day was Ms. McLeod’s fifth grade class. They did a fabulous job with “H is for Horse” and I had so much fun brainstorming story ideas with them. I loved their idea of a snow-boarding horse being chased by an abominable snowman down a hillside!
12-5-11 H is for Horse in Ms. McLeod's 5th grade class
I look forward to my classes tomorrow!
Until next time…
Warmly, Dianne
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