3rd Grade: Beautiful Oops! Self Portraits

Students read along with the book "Beautiful Oops!" and learn about embracing the unknowns when it comes to creating art. Students make a painted background using nonconventional painting tools and then follow along to complete a self portrait. Students learn about facial features and how to measure the proportions of their faces to make their portrait realistic. Students also have access to mirrors for reference and to look at while drawing themselves. Finally, students color in their portraits, cut out shadows, and glue the portraits and shadows to their painted "oops" background.