Over the river and through the woods....

Third grade students studied the music set to Lydia Maria Child’s popular Thanksgiving poem, Over The River And Through The Wood.  The poem was divided into one sentence phrases and randomly distributed among the students.  Using their special line from the poem as inspiration, students created a drawing to reflect the poem’s phrase.  

Printmaking concepts and techniques such as positive and negative space, image transfer, reverse imaging, and inking/printing were applied to create their finished product. Their beautiful prints were enhanced with colored pencil to define special areas. Their poem print is currently displayed in the main hallway.