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The Skiing Snowman<br />
Kimberly Rocha<br />
Grade: 2<br />
School: PS 90, Brooklyn<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Teacher: Lori Shenkman-<br />
Cortazzo<br />
Oil pastel and glue on paper<br />
STUDENT: <strong>Art</strong> is a good way<br />
to express your feelings<br />
when you are sad or bored.<br />
I used all of my imagination to<br />
create The Skiing Snowman.<br />
I used mostly cool colors<br />
to make it look like a cold<br />
winter day. I tried to make<br />
my snowman look like he<br />
was in motion. We learned<br />
how to draw people in<br />
profile. I drew the snowman’s<br />
features to the side so he<br />
would look like he was in<br />
profile. It was fun giving the<br />
snowman a personality.<br />
TEACHER: Students read Snowmen at<br />
Night, written by Carolyn Buehner<br />
and iIllustrated by Mark Buehner.<br />
It describes the secret activities<br />
snowmen engage in after dark. The<br />
students were inspired to create their<br />
own winter characters. A mixedmedia<br />
technique was used to create<br />
their drawings. This use of familiar<br />
materials in an unfamiliar way allowed<br />
students to meet the second-grade<br />
benchmark: “Through an exploration<br />
of art materials and techniques,<br />
students exercise imagination,<br />
construct meanings and depict<br />
their experiences.” Kimberly made<br />
excellent use of the defined space<br />
for her figure’s placement. She really<br />
gave personality to her snowman and<br />
brought him to life.<br />
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