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A lovely Thanksgiving project that I found from the wonderful
art education website Deep Space Sparkle.
Grade 6 students led Grade 4 and 5 students in drawing and colouring a feather. Then, they added a word of something in their life they are grateful for. This aligns with our school's emphasis on appreciation. To read about the benefits of teaching children gratitude, this is a great article:
They sketched out a large feather on long strips of construction paper.
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Then used oil pastes to colour and add patterns.
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Finally cut out and then their word was glued on top.
Use white glue as glue sticks didn't stick well to the oil pastel.
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