Wrapping up Peter Reynolds Author Study

This week, the first graders wrapped up our author study on Peter H Reynolds by reading a book that he illustrated, called The Museum. The book is by author Susan Verde and was a great ending to our study, because it is about a trip to an art museum. Art is one of the major themes throughout Peter's books, so it was a perfect book to finish with!

After reading the story, the students participated in our own little art gallery. I printed off some famous paintings and hung them on large poster paper throughout the room. Students walked around, like it was a museum, and wrote how each painting made them feel. The kids were awesome at expressing how the paintings made them feel and what they thought about as they were looking at them. Some of the words they wrote were very descriptive!

Here are some pictures of them in action: