Kids love making skeleton "Day of the Dead" or Día de Muertos artworks. First grade students drew skeleton portraits with chalk on black paper, then filled in with white tempera paint. To celebrate the holiday Día de Muertos, we decorated the pictures with flowers painted with paintbrush dipped in pastel colors.
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| Able-Bodied Peers Art |
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| Able-Bodied Peers Art |
I adapted the lesson for my special needs students by creating tracers which reflected the negative skeleton image. Students then used a shaving cream brush to paint with adapting for their doorknob grasp. They are much easier for self-expression.
The skeletons teeth were created by cutting sponges into small pieces and pinching with a clothespin. Sponges on clothespins are great for fine motor development.
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Flowers were created by dipping fingers in pastel paint and placing one color in the center and using fingerprints of a contrasting color for the petals. Using body parts to create art allows for a sensory and kinesthetic experience, while creating an awareness of self.
Remember you can engage all learners in creative self-expression.
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