Religion Lesson: God Made Me Special

This week our religion lesson was about how God made each of us special. We talked about how each person has different talents that God gave us. We also discussed that God made us unique; there is no one else exactly like us. We might look like our brother, sister, mom, or dad, but we are each unique. We made a craft using our fingerprints because no one else has fingerprints like us. The kids made plants, bugs, and animals with their fingerprints.

This student made bugs out of his fingerprints.

This student made bugs, butterflies, and a bird.

The students did an awesome job on their craft!

Art Masters: Jackson Pollock

Each month, we learn about two artists. Our first artist of the year was Jackson Pollock. During the first week of the month we read a book about Jackson Pollock and then did some writing to help us remember who he was. During the next week, we did action painting. I lined the kids up on the grass and they made their creations.  Here is a picture of some of the students' artwork.They did a great job!

This is the writing that we did together. I created a summary of what we learned about Jackson Pollock and the students filled in the blanks.

This is how I lined up the students to create their masterpieces. I was able to have ten kids working at the same time which helped us to complete our artwork quickly.

Paint Tip

My students love to paint at the art center. I use foil cupcake liners to line my paint trays. When the students are done painting, they can throw away the foil liners and the paint tray is clean. It is awesome!