Addressing Multiple Skills in Art Projects

Oh, the fall. Seems like the season of art project after art project. I am not that into super teacher-directed projects because I feel like the students lose out in building independent skills and it just makes it overall a less meaningful experience. Since we moved into our new class/modular building I knew I had to get something up on the walls outside the classroom door. I searched Pinterest forever, but couldn't quite find something I loved. So, I decided to create my own project that would address a multitude of skills while still allowing the student to make independent choices.

I cut out the brown body shape for the turkey and wrote the student's name in yellow marker across the bottom. I also drew the black lines separating the letters. For students with long names I would put two letters in each section. The student then had to trace their name and cut along the black lines. We worked together on putting the pieces back together like a puzzle and using a glue stick to stick them back on. Lastly, the student chose the feathers they wanted and I aided them in gluing them on.

Here are the finished products! I love that each turkey is unique and has the student's name right on the front. Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Just a label I put on my bulletin board for others to see what skills/standards were addressed while making these turkeys.