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| Third Grade Artist Inner Superpower: Caring and Art |
During our previous classes, Mind Move Make students focused on individuals in the community that they consider Everyday Superheroes. They reflected on how many people help them in their lives. Each student then gave particular attention to one special person, celebrating their awesomeness by creating a postcard for that person. Here is one student in a photo with his Everyday Superhero, his Grandmother. She is holding the postcard he designed for her:
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| Kindergarten artist with his Everyday Superhero, his Grandmother |
Currently the students are turning inward and contemplating how THEY are Everyday Superheroes. They started this reflection by thinking about all the Inner Superpowers that exist inside of them. I asked them to make a mental list of all the things that make them special, and also to reflect on how these gifts help them and help others around them. I shared a few of the Inner Superpowers that I have: Creativity, Appreciation of Beauty, and Good Listening Skills.
The students also reflected on their hands as one of the main ways humans perform actions in the world. They focused on their hands by rubbing them together and feeling the warmth and heat generated. Then they brought all of that warmth to their hearts and thought about their Inner Superpowers.
During the movement part of class the students imagined they were Everyday Superheroes, first pretending to get dressed in their Superhero costumes. With Halloween around the corner, this was a big hit! Even Superheroes need to stretch, so the first few minutes of movement were devoted to stretching. Then, using their Super Sight, the students pretended to noticed a cat stuck in a tree and a dolphin caught in a fishing net. The students maneuvered through many different yoga poses to save both the dolphin and the cat. After saving the dolphin, everyone ended up on a beautiful, imaginary sand-covered beach to relax in Savasana. Because even Superheroes need to relax!
Art-wise, the students used the shape of their hands as a starting point to create their latest art pieces. They wrote one or more of their Inner Superpowers on the shape of their hand and created detailed designs and patterns all around the hand and in their backgrounds. I introduced the art concepts of warm and cool colors to the students. They chose to add either warm or cool colors to their hand, and the opposite combination to their backgrounds. Here are the finished Inner Superpower hand creations!
Alameda Artists:
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| Third Grade Artist Inner Superpower: Kindness |
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| Second Grade Artist Inner Superpower: Humor |
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| Kindergarten Artist Inner Superpower: Mindful |
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| Second Grade Artist Inner Superpower: Helpful |
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| Kindergarten Artist Inner Superpower: Creative |
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| First Grade Artist Inner Superpower: Kind
The International School Artists:
Second Grade Artsit
Inner Superpower: Multiple Ideas!
Second Grade Artist
Inner Superpower: Kindness
Second Grade Artist
Inner Superpower: Love
Second Grade Artist
Inner Superpower: Invisability
Fourth Grade Artist
Inner Superpower: O.K. With It-nes
Second Grade Artist
Inner Superpower: Scary (inspired by Halloween I think!)
Second Grade Artist
Inner Superpower: Kindness
Kindergarten Artist
Inner Superpower: Thinking
Fourth Grade Artist
Inner Superpower: Nature
Second Grade Artist
Inner Superpower: Respectful
Kindergarten Artist
Inner Superpower: Helpful
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