Superhero Prints

Superheroes

Second Grade

An important part of art class is thinking and generating ideas.  Second graders began this unit with a chalk talk (in our case, a marker talk), thinking and sharing ideas about the things and people they care about.  

After everyone had a chance to participate in the written conversation, we shared our ideas out loud as a class.  Second graders care about many things, with family, friends, and animals topping the charts.  After thinking about their interests and cares, students imagined themselves as a superhero.  If you were a superhero, who would you be?  What would be your mission?  How would you help make the world a better place?  Students thought about all aspects of themselves as a hero through a brainstorming sheet.  This sheet encourages students to think deeper about the hero they are creating, and to create a more complete character.

Once their character was complete, students transferred their drawings to styrofoam to create a printing stamp and printed 3 prints.  Some students went for the challenge of printing two layers of ink.



Printmaking always brings the best "oohs" and "ahhs."  It's like magic!





Gallery walk of finished prints.





Students completed their superhero unit with a choice project.
I can elaborate on my superhero idea.

Students combined dramatic play with art making to make costumes....

Thinking flexibly- tearing apart paper towel tubes to make armor.

Some students experimented with manipulating materials to make models and dolls...

Caden's work in progress, he discovered he could make a hoodie!

Marshall discovered a way to make his doll stand!

Other students created art that tells a story by writing comics.  Many students chose to collaborate on their stories.