5th grade Word Bubble Designs - Adjectives!

This is an excellent design project for 5th graders and they sure got a kick out of designing a word bubble based on their personality! It was a nice way to get things moving in art class this year.

On day one, I provided students with a list of positive adjectives and asked them to choose one. We practiced drawing the letters in block/three-dimensional style for the remainder of class. On day two, we moved on to final drafts and I asked that a pattern be included in the bacakground or inside the letters. Everything was traced with a sharpie and crayons were used to fill in the letters. To finish it off, students chose an intermediate color to paint the background.

4th grade Initial Tiles

This lesson was a two-day assignment that my 4th graders completed not long ago. Next time I teach this lesson, I will talk about illuminated letters of the medieval time period. We just didn't have enough time to dive into that aspect of it this time around.

I have some 6" stencils I bought at a hardward store a few years ago and I used those to trace the initial for each student. Then I asked them to use a ruler and add a border. Sharpie was applied to create line designs inside the letter and throughout the border. Crayons added color and then a wash of watercolor for the background.

5th grade Word Bubble Designs

This project was amazingly fun.....for the kids and for me! I loved working with each student individually as they progressed through their design process. The kids were challenged by drawing 3-dimensional letters, but in the end, were so proud of their hard work! The inspiration came from an image I found on Pinterest by Chris Piascik over the summer. I knew immediately that the kids would have a great time coming up with their own catch phrase/popular saying/lingo and incorporating it into their own word bubble design. Here are some of our amazing results!!