These 2nd grade works of art were inspired by the story "Head, Body, Legs." The students read the story in their classroom and created their own bodies in art class. Since the story came from Africa, in art we discussed the similarities between the illustrations in the story and other paintings by African artists. The 2nd graders learned how to draw and cut out each part of the body from colored paper, then they used paper fasteners to put their bodies together and paint to add details to the face and clothes.
The students "bodies" can now be seen in the hallways of Irving School. Some of them turned out to be the same size and the students themselves!
