Stick People

Hi there!

Each week we honor a student from the class.  During this week, they are our SUPER KID!  They complete a poster to share about their lives outside of school, the class asks questions of the student to dig a bit deeper, they share an item a day and the class completes a book for this student to keep. Yesterday, while we were working on our super kid writing for the week, a student brought his paper up to me and asked if he had to draw a picture.  I reminded him how we always draw a picture to match our words.  On these very special super kid books, our picture should be even more detailed.  Our goal for any picture is to make it a 4-point picture, which means color in all areas in the picture space touching each corner, but first drawing the details.  Often students will draw the entire picture space blue for the sky and then try to go back and add people and other details.  Due to this, I have been pushing my students on their people and details.  I have never allowed stick people, but it also hasn't been a big deal until yesterday.  

The same boy continued to ask and moan a bit about his picture, but really let loose when he realized he couldn't draw stick people.  "What do you mean I can't draw stick people?  I don't know how to draw full people?"  I reminded him of ways he could make a stick figure into a full person by adding clothes, hair, etc. but he couldn't get passed the no stick people comment.  I offered to help him, but he wouldn't take any, so off he went to his seat.  When he returned, I heard him say to his peers, "Can you believe it?  We can't draw stick people anymore.  What does she want me to do?"  He continued on and on about how he can't draw full people, but in the end drew an amazing little person.  I am realizing now that I should have taken a picture of it!  I was truly impressed with this little guy!

Hope everyone is having a good week!