Silly Surrealism…

This is a fun one day cooperative project that I did with 2nd graders earlier this school year.  The lesson came from the book Imagine That!: Activities and Adventures in Surrealism.

Each student received a pre-folded 12x18 paper.  They wrote their name on it and were allowed to draw any kind of head in the top section.  They were then told to make the neck go slightly into section 2 and fold their section down.  Then they passed to the student next to them. The process was repeated for section 2 (torso and arms) and 3 (legs).  Then the paper was returned to the original owner. If there was extra time The kids names their creation and created a background (sorry I don’t have pictures of those). 

The kids enjoyed the project and it was nice to do something collaborative for a change.