Peace Collage

The Peace Book


Flowers Slideshow

Looking at Flowers

Directions - Class #1

  1. Watch the video of Ms. L reading The Peace Book by Todd Parr.


  1. Gather art supplies:

    • Colored paper if you have it, the bigger, the better!

    • Pastels or markers.


  1. Take a look at this slideshow of different flowers.

    • Which are your favorite?

    • Which ones would you like to draw?

    • Can you create your own kind of flower from your imagination?


  1. Create your own Peace Flowers with LONG stems. In our next class, we will create the hands that are holding them.


  1. Share your artwork with someone, tell them how you made it and why you chose the colors you chose!

Directions - Class #2

  1. Watch and listen to Ms. L read Shades of People by Shelley Rotner and Sheila M. Kelley.

  2. Gather art supplies:

    • Paper and pencil.

    • Scissors

    • Paint or Pastels or markers.

  3. Have an adult help trace your hands and arms and color them in with paint, pastels, or markers. Be sure to choose two different shades for the skin. This can also be done with different skin toned colored paper.

  4. Cut out the hands when they are dry and glue them onto your flowers from last week.

  5. Show someone your final artwork and tell them about it!