Almost every child either owns a favorite pet or wishes for one (maybe both), so this was a fun project for our 2/3 class. I printed out some animal eyes I found online and laminated them. Each student picked a pair and used them as a starting point to create an animal they were wishing for. We had fish, birds, puppies, even sharks! The students put their animal in an environment and embellished them with paper bows or collars. After gluing their finished piece to a larger sheet of paper, they filled their borders with information about their pet. The borders contained pet names, dates of birth, favorite foods and other facts.
The students filled out brief artist's reflections about their work and why they chose that particular animal as a pet. Since learning to look at and appreciate artwork is an important skill, we had a "gallery walk", viewing and writing one positive thing about each piece. Everyone took the gallery walk very seriously and did a great job being art critics. Click on any image to see more lovely pets!
Our Gallery Walk
