STATE HEADS
Subject: Art and Geography
Grade: K-6
Age: 4-12
Submitted by: Cathy Jeffers, an art teacher from Fairview Elementary in Dayton Ohio.
Objectives:
Students will create an narrative image that expresses a formal (shape of a) state with personal experience.
What You Need:
- template of a state (we used Ohio)
- pencils
- crayons
- colored pencils
- large drawing or construction paper
What You Do:
- Review state facts, whatever state you choose.
- Review shape of the state.
- Students draw the state on the upper
left hand side of large drawing paper -- allowing room for hair and a
speech bubble to the right.
- Encourage students to incorporate sentences inside
the speech bubble:
- Hello my name is _____.
- I live in ______,city, state (ie: Dayton, Ohio).
- I am good at ______.
- My state is known for _______.
- Students then detail their state head with facial features.
- Encourage your students to really add their
own personality to these
wonderful heads.
Recommended Resources:
Coloring Castle (State Outline Coloring Pages)
http://www.coloringcastle.com/state_coloring_pages.html
Recommended Products:
Recommended Books:
Writing State Reports
Step-by-step instructions for writing reports on the 50 U.S. states. Tips on research, writing, and classroom projects.
