As we get back into the swing of things after our nice break, we have been enjoying many of the books of the famous author, Jan Brett. Students were intrigued by a video featuring Jan Brett and how she illustrates one of her famous book characters, the Gingerbread Baby. As a first grade group, students then brainstormed a list of questions they wanted to find out about Jan Brett. Working together in partners, the students used a custom search engine on our blog to help them seek the answers to their questions.
The following questions were researched:
How many books did she make?
Why is she an author and illustrator?
How did she learn to paint?
What other characters is she good at painting?
How does she think of a story?
Ask your child if they discovered an answer to their question!
We also enjoyed watercolor painting a pair of mittens. These mittens will be used to help us retell the story of Jan Brett's book,
The Mitten, along with cutout animals from the story.
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