Bird Collage Inspired by Charley Harper

Charley Harper, the absolute MASTER of shape and design, inspired a slew of incredible creations from our upper elementary students! First we used math manipulatives to see how shape comes together to graphically depict an image. The students bird creations surpassed by expectations:

Then I could tell the students really got it. They LOVED this step! Next, we used simple shapes out of patterned paper (thank you Austin Creative Reuse) to design our bird scenes. These were a big hit on the bulletin board to usher in Spring:

I love seeing them express their inner sweetness. Even the boys weren’t too cool for this one.