For this week's class, we started with a conversation around Native American Spirit Animals. To my surprise, one boy in the class had read a book on the subject and had a tremendous amount of knowledge about Spirit Animals. He shared a lot of what he knows with our group.
During relaxation, I asked the students to imagine encountering the animal they chose as their Spirit Animal in the animal's habitat. They were supposed to imagine their physical surroundings along with the type of interaction they had with the animal.
After that, we took another look at the artwork I found for inspiration. Below is one of the pieces I showed the students.
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| Artwork by Charlotte Caron |
After looking at the images, we talked about how each child would alter his or her image to reflect the chosen Spirit Animal. Then each student got started on a self-portrait, along with a drawing of the animal. Next week many students will be ready to combine their self-portrait image with the animal image.
Here are a few examples of what the students have completed so far. I'm interested to see how these drawings will transform over the next couple classes!
