Self+Portraits

Cheryl Childers, Grade 1

Lesson: Self portrait w/ vocabulary border Standard(s): 1B Materials: 11 X 14 white construction paper, pencils, fine point black markers, crayons, watercolor paints, book ABC I Like Me by Nancy Carlson Time: 45 min. Goals: to have students identify their strengths, and offerings to others Indicators: students can name a number of their own character traits/ strengths and use them to border their portraits; this can be done w/ writing or small drawings Describe Lesson Steps: 1. Read ABC, I like me 2. Rally Table w/ “What were some of the things _ liked about herself?” 3. Pair share – 1 minute to name some of your strengths. “What do you like about yourself?” 4. Model portrait drawing 5. Use words or symbols from your list of strengths to border your portrait. Assessment(s): T observation: S can name a few strengths when describing self and add them to the border for his/her portrait