8-Bit Self Portraits by 4th Grade

 

 

 

 

 

If you don't like this project, there may be something wrong with you. (Go get it checked out!) This is just pure fun for me. I originally designed the project to be a throw-back to the 8-bit video games I played while I was growing up. I've noticed quite a bit of 8-bit retro style popping up all over the place lately. Many game apps are created to have an older look to hook all of the nostalgic 30 and 40 somethings out there. 

Of course half of my students are completely obsessed with Minecraft lately. The cubic style of that game plays right into the style of this lesson as well. A lot of my younger students even think that this is a Minecraft project.

I love the results of this lesson, but it does get a little tedious for some my students. There is a lot of very precise coloring. Ideally, I would love to do this project on the computer. Does anyone know of a program that would work for this type of a project? 

Download my lesson plan here!

3rd Grade Hero Portraits

3rd grade artists just finished a joint art/library project. The topic of the month was heroes. All 3rd grade students chose a hero to learn about while they were in the library. Some students chose famous people and others chose family members who they considered to be heroes. They then created a cut paper collage of their chosen hero. Mrs. Torbert even talked about the hero portraits during the hero assembly.