Where The Wild Things Are

Remember the forests at night that we drew and painted?  Well, after reading Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and having a discussion on the difference between geometric and organic shapes, the first graders are filling their forests with their own "wild things".  Using paper to tear organic shapes for the various parts of their monsters, the first graders are gluing down a torn paper monster collage and then using oil pastel to add the details.