Grade 2 Cardinal Collages

With winter upon us grade 2 created a COLLAGE that incorporated a cardinal in a tree. Cardinals always stand out in the snowy winter since they don't migrate. The first thing that the students had to do was add a little extra blue in their background. They then began gathering strips of brown paper to build a tree and nest for their bird. 

I always tell students to use DOTS, NOT LOTS when gluing. The paper strips were sometimes very thin, especially when it was time for the pine needles. and so students really needed to control how much glue they were using. 

After drawing and cutting out their bird it was time for the snow using a little touch of white paint. Happy Winter Grade 2:)