Students made abstract paintings depicting what they see, hear, think, say, and feel in their learning environment.

Artworks ranged from light colors that represented birds chirping in the window to the dark swaths of colors representing silence in the room.

Students practiced drawing skills to do a self-portrait-- each quadrant represented a different part of their personality!

Using Jamboard, students practiced free writing reflecting about "VOICE"

Reflection Prompts:

• What is your voice?

• Who do you know that uses their voices well?

• When can or should you use your voice?

• Do you think every person’s voice matters?

• What do you think your voice is saying?

• Do you think your voice is saying what you want it to say?

Reflection Prompt: How do we communicate without our voices?

Students drew someone else or a character with different characteristics and gestures to represent different messages.

Students then interpreted and analyzed the images, interpreting the non-verbal cues represented in each other's artwork. Students then wrote a script based on the character/person they are viewing.

Real-World Connection: What messages do we show with our own gestures and facial expressions?

What message do we want to share? What do we want to tell the world?

Students learned embroidery skills to create a flag with their message!