WONDERFUL Student Illustrations

Here are some wonderful illustrations created during our Eric Carle Author Study!

If you're new to Miss Woodward's Class, learn about our Author Study here, and our book making here, here, and here.

I did not take pictures of this student's entire book, but I was so impressed with his collage illustrations that I just had to share them!  He was one of the last ones to finish his book, and it really shows that he took his time.  I kept telling him that he could be a book illustrator when he grows up!

Don't his animals look so realistic?

This author study and book-making project was quite the complex project, but I am SO proud at how all of the books turned out.  What do you think of the Final Products?

Until next time,

-Miss Woodward

Final Product- "The Lonely Fish"

Here is another book created during our Eric Carle Author Study!

If you're new to Miss Woodward's Class, learn about our Author Study here, and our book making here, here, and here.

In Mister Seahorse, Eric Carle uses clear pages printed with seaweed and rocks, to "hide" fish illustrations behind it.  This student wanted to recreate that feature, so I provided her with transparency pages and permanent markers.  During the writing process, she really thought out how she wanted to incorporate these clear pages.  I love how her story turned out!  Enjoy!

The Lonely Fish

"One summer, the fish was very lonely.  He wanted to see what was behind the seaweed."

"It was a fish! "Hi fish, can you play with me?" said the fish.  "No," said the other."

"Next, he saw a big rock.  And he wanted to see what was behind the rock."

"It was a crab! "Hi crab, can you play with me?" said the fish.  "No," said the crab."

"Then, he saw some coral.  He wanted to see what was behind the coral."

"It was a seahorse.  "Hi seahorse, can you play with me?" said the fish.  "Yes," said the seahorse."

"The seahorse played with the fish.  They saw a shark."

"Then they quickly swam behind a rock to hide."

"They saw beautiful coral and seaweed."

"The fish and seahorse heard their moms calling their names.  So they went back home."

"When the fish went home, he told his mom and dad about his adventure, and he wasn't lonely anymore."

This student has struggled with English proficiency all year, so it was great to see her write this story with little assistance.  I also love how the illustrations with the clear pages turned out!

Until next time,

-Miss Woodward

Final Product- "The Lonely Elephant"

Here is another book created during our Eric Carle Author Study!

If you're new to Miss Woodward's Class, learn about our Author Study here, and our book making here, here, and here.

This student was the only one who included a dedication page.  Her 6th page is missing because she did not like how her badger illustration turned out...

"In the world, in a zoo, there was a lonely elephant named Niij." (pronounced Neege)

"So, he went to find some friends.  First, he found a ladybug behind a leaf.  The ladybug was too grouchy."

"So he went to find another friend.  Next, he found a spider, but it was too busy."

"Then, he found a woodpecker that was pecking on wood.  Niij said,"You want to be my friend?" The woodpecker was too busy pecking."

"Next, he saw a snake slithering on the sand.  Niij said, "You want to be my friend?" but it scared away Niij."

"Then, he met a tall tall giraffe, but it was too tall to hear Niij."

So Niij saw a rhino, but the rhino was too strong for him."

"Later, he saw a big fat hippo behind a tree.  But the hippo was too big."

"He was getting tired of finding a friend.  But then he saw......."

"....an elephant!  Niij was so happy to see an elephant."

"the elephant was happy to see Niij too.  The elephant's name was Niijo.  They were friends forever."

I just loved how this student brought in some of Eric Carle's characters (The Busy Spider and The Grouchy Ladybug).  One more fantastic story to show you!  Stay tuned!

Until next time, 

-Miss Woodward

Final Product- "The Strong Ant"

I am excited to show you some of the final books we created in our Eric Carle Author Study project!  This was a project we had been working on for about a month before school ended.

If you're new to Miss Woodward's Class, learn about our Author Study here, and our book making here, here, and here.

I laminated the front and back covers, and used the book binder to bind them.  I wanted my students to have a keepsake; something they would have for years.  I wanted them to look back and say, "I made this in third grade!"  Before I gave the books back to the students, I snapped a few photos of my favorite books.

The Strong Ant

"An ant was hungry, so he went to find some food.  He knew that if something is heavy then its bigger."

"He went to find some food.  He found a leaf, the leaf was too light."

"He went on.  He found a bean but it was too light."

"So he went on.  He saw a berry, the berry was too light so he went on."

"Then he found a little orange, but it was still too light."

"After that he found a strawberry, but it was still too light."

"Before he found the heaviest thing, he found a tomato, but the tomato was still too light."

"Finally, he found the biggest thing, it was a pumpkin."

"Then he ate the pumpkin, and the pumpkin was scrumptious."

Don't you just love how it turned out? Stay tuned for two more of my favorites!

Until next time,

-Miss Woodward

Collage Day 2

Today was the second day we worked on our collage illustrations for our books.  Many of the kids wanted to spread out onto the floor, which made the classroom quite a mess!

I did let some of them start gluing, so they don't lose small pieces.

I love how the textured and multi-colored paper gives depth to the illustrations.

We worked for over an hour, and everyone was very productive!

Until next time,

-Miss Woodward

Collage Crash-Course

Happy Monday!

As you know, we've been working on making books like author/illustrator Eric Carle.  First, we had to write our stories. Second, we painted papers to use in illustrating.

Today, we started using our painted papers to create collages to illustrate our books.  Ms. Meredith (our ELL teacher and former Art major) gave the students a demonstration on how to create collages.

The key was not to trace the animal as a whole, but instead to break it into pieces and assemble the pieces into a whole animal.

What a nice school of fish!

Aren't these jellyfish adorable?

It was only Day 1 of collages, and we will probably continue all the way until the end of the year.  Just after today though, the kids did great!  Stay tuned for a post about their progress!

I can't wait to see the final books!

Until next time,
-Miss Woodward