Art_Gift Exchange

The girls saw a reference to R-Mode in the story, The Art of Ms. Chew by Patricia Polacco, a wonderful book about a gift exchange between a girl and her teachers. Look at the picture below and ask your daughter why the fact that the girl has trouble reading is the same thing that makes her a great artist. It is all how you see it! 

They began a unit to practice "seeing" differently. They drew with paper: black, white and gray paper, only! They "drew" these gifts (see below) while thinking about a gift exchange they had with an important grow-up in their lives.  Reflections to follow.