Bald Eagle Collage

With the upcoming Inauguration only a few weeks away the school has been a buzz of activity! Decorating hallways, new bulletin boards, and fun additions to the curriculum have taken over our time in the classroom! Recently my kids did a research project about one of the most recognizable symbols of the United States- the Bald Eagle. Each of the second grade classrooms have chosen a symbol to study and then create a hallway display to show what we have learned. I took my kids to the computer lab to type up their Bald Eagle facts and then pasted them on some red, yellow, and blue construction paper to hang up next to our artwork. I used an overhead projector to trace the outline of a flying eagle and for morning work I explained to my kids that I wanted them to rip construction paper and glue it on the outline. After about thirty minutes of checking homework and completing my morning routine I asked the kids to move aside so I could see how much they had completed. With almost no instructions and very little supervision you can see from the picture what they designed! The best part of all is that word got around of their awesome collage and we were asked by the principal to display it in the front hallway of the school! I am so proud of my kids and all their awesome talent! The truth is, we loved it so much that we ended up making a second eagle so we could have one for our hallway and one for the office. We couldn't bare not to have one on our end of the school too! ;)