Fourth Grade "If I Ran the Zoo" Sculptures

Okay... so fourth graders have REALLY been working hard on these paper mache "zoo critters" inspired by Dr. Seuss's "If I Ran the Zoo", and they are finally starting to paint!  I'm so excited to see them coming together!  

We started with an inspirational reading from the book, to get the kids thinking about which animals they would combine to create their animal.  Next was sketching, and then sculpture with tape, paper, and wire.  Below is a picture taken as our "structural" sculpting started coming to a close.

Finally, the painting........I can't wait to post final photos.........should be another week or so!

If you just can't wait, check out my Instagram Page to keep up with our painting progress :)

http://instagram.com/artwithms.smith