Friend Portraits

The Giving Tree classes are each exploring the topic of identity.  The Oak class has been exploring the topic of identity in a plethora of ways.  This has included a variety of self portraits.  While creating our most recent self portrait, one child suggested that the class make portraits of each other.  Following the child’s suggestion, each Oak child partnered up with a friend.  Then, the children each and made portraits of each other.  

“My friend is Sophie. She has short hair. She has a colorful shirt. Her eyes are easy to draw. Sophie is my friend because we like playing with each other and we are best friends.” 

– Lily

“My friend is Ben. I like playing with him a lot. It was medium hard and medium to easy to draw Ben. It was hard to make him big and look the same.” 

– Ethan

“My friend was Elkie.  I love her because I love what she does playing.  It was easy to draw her hair. I used little curves to draw her hair. I used tiny circles to make her eyes. I like how she talks to Tori.  She talks nice to her. Elkie is my good friend.”

- Wells

“Talia! I drew her eyes. Her eyes pretty. Draw her mouth. Makeup on her mouth.  I asked her if she want some makeup.  Her did.  I make her heart ‘cause her my friend.”

-Tori

“My friend is Solly.  I make him with some hair, a head, and some eyes.  I made some arms, some legs, and some eyebrows.  I chose him because I like him.”

- Louie

“My friend is Lily. I wanted to do Lily because I play with her a lot. I looked at her, so I could make everything right. I made her shirt look like her shirt and then I drawed what was on her shirt. She is my friend because I love her.”

- Sophie

“I made Louie. I made Louie because he is my best buddy. I started off with the head and the eyes.  Then, the legs, arms, and the hair. He is my best buddy because he is nice to me.” 

– Solly

“I made Wells. I love Wells because he is nice to me.  I love him so much. He is my best friend. I draw his head and his eyes. I looked at his head to make his head.”

- Elkie

“My friend is Ethan. I choose Ethan because his head is easy to draw. His eyes are easy and I like them. I like to play with him.”

- Ben

“My friend is Tori. I chose her because I want to be partners with her. It was a little tough to draw Tori because I never draw Tori before. I focused on the eyes and the glasses.”

- Talia

“Drawing Lily is easy.  I like it. It was easy because she looks like me. I am good at drawing myself and that is why now I am drawing Lily. I like Lily she plays with me, but she always plays with Sophie sometimes. She is my friend.”

- Maeve

“I like Maeve. I like her hair. I made her have short hair. I made her arms with a straight line.”

- Lily

Indiana Learning Foundations

ELA1.2: Demonstrate expressive communication

ELA1.3: Demonstrate ability to engage in conversations

SE4.1: Demonstrate relationship skills

SS1.1: Demonstrate development of self

ELA3.1: Demonstrate mechanics of writing