This year (2015/2016) Mrs. Hynes and I teamed up to write a grand for a Crayola Grant Project and .. we were awarded the grant!
Mrs. Bruce came to us with the idea to update our existing Food Pyramid mural. The government has recently changed the pyramid to what they call MyPlate , a round "plate design" that shows how much of each food group to fill your plate with. The project was completed with 4th grade, it's become a bit of a tradition to design the grant for 4th grade.
Mrs. Hynes handled the nutrition education in Health and P.E. and then we created the mural in Art class. We recycled the existing mural by using the back side of the wood (yay recycling!). I had the students involved in every aspect of the design. They helped me measure the board and use Math skills to figure out how to enlarge the 8x10" image of MyPlate onto our board that was 3.5 times that size. They also helped to draw out the rough design perfectly placed on the board using rulers, compasses and a few creative uses of yarn and an upturned stool. It was important to me that the students saw how much work goes into creating a successful mural so that when it came time to depict the food they would really want to to do their best work.
The 4th grade students were broken into groups randomly so there would be at least one group responisble for each food group. Then, they discussed and made a list of health food options for their group (i.e. vegetables) and each person decided which item from the list they wanted to draw. Each child created a drawing and then used acrylic paints to create one piece of food for the board. Yes, all of the food you see here was painted by 4th grade students!!!
Mrs. Bruce came to us with the idea to update our existing Food Pyramid mural. The government has recently changed the pyramid to what they call MyPlate , a round "plate design" that shows how much of each food group to fill your plate with. The project was completed with 4th grade, it's become a bit of a tradition to design the grant for 4th grade.
Mrs. Hynes handled the nutrition education in Health and P.E. and then we created the mural in Art class. We recycled the existing mural by using the back side of the wood (yay recycling!). I had the students involved in every aspect of the design. They helped me measure the board and use Math skills to figure out how to enlarge the 8x10" image of MyPlate onto our board that was 3.5 times that size. They also helped to draw out the rough design perfectly placed on the board using rulers, compasses and a few creative uses of yarn and an upturned stool. It was important to me that the students saw how much work goes into creating a successful mural so that when it came time to depict the food they would really want to to do their best work.
The 4th grade students were broken into groups randomly so there would be at least one group responisble for each food group. Then, they discussed and made a list of health food options for their group (i.e. vegetables) and each person decided which item from the list they wanted to draw. Each child created a drawing and then used acrylic paints to create one piece of food for the board. Yes, all of the food you see here was painted by 4th grade students!!!
I painted the extra "ingredients for a healthy life"; fitness, education and religion.
We used a few coats of acrylic medium to seal the work and help preserve it for years to come!
I can't wait to share an image of the finished product hanging on the wall!
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