My fourth graders learned about perspective as part of our Two Bad Ants lesson. I love this book by Chris Van Allsburg! Not only is it a terrific story, but the illustrations are amazing!! I introduced the book by highlighting the remarkably different perspectives that he used when depicting the ants. Every page is a study in point of view; we see the ants from a huge variety of angles and from varying distances.
Click on the video below to see a small portion of the video I created for the students to introduce the concept of perspective:
After the students enjoyed the story, I challenged them to explore perspective by depicting an object of their choice from three different points of view. They had the option of taking pictures, drawing, or creating illustrations in Google Draw. I was delighted by their creativity and I'm excited to share some examples with you!
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Hailey's bear
Jude's controller
Abby's candles
Buse's pistachio
Keelyn's cat
Lucas's dinosaur
Orion's stuffie
Wyatt's magic 8 ball
While distance learning has certainly presented its challenges, I've been pleased with the ways in which it has allowed for expressions of creativity. If I had done this lesson in the library the students wouldn't have had access to their own object inspirations. I really loved seeing their worlds through their own eyes in this activity!
