Collaborative Winter Board 2016: Winter in the Smokies

Every year I do a collaborative board with K-4.  Each student makes a part of the board.  I've posted them since 2008 when I began my blog.  It is amazing how much they've changed over the years.  This year I picked the theme Winter in the Smokies.  This was before all the wild fires took place....so I feel it is now a nice reminder to keep that community in our thoughts!!  

Here is a close up of the main board!

Because of the number of classes I see.....the board is not big enough for all the students work.  So we have a display outside my room & in another hall way!  I really does give a great winter feel to the whole school. It has become something the staff & parents really look forward to seeing each year!

Winter Bulletin Board 2016: BEGINNING

I've been posting my winter collaborative boards for as long as I've been blogging.  Each year I try to tweek/improve/change things.  This year I was thinking about Tennessee (I teach in Nashville)....so we're going to make Winter in the Smokies!   Each class makes different parts of the bulliten board..and then we assemble it.  It will be up from the end of Nov. till mid Feb.  The kids understand they won't get the pieces back, and are totally ok with it!! (You just have to prepare them for that from the beginning!!)  

Here is a link to my past winter bulletin boards!!

http://www.artwithmre.com/search/label/Winter%20Bulletin%20Boards

Winter Board 2015

This year's winter board was inspired by the book The Little White Owl by Tracey Corderoy & Jane Chapman.  It doesn't look as wintery as boards of years past....but I love it.  All the color makes me happy...and I know will help with the long gray days of winter!!!  Instead of doing Christmas lights...I had my 4th graders create colorful feathers(Remember my ATC's for Mini Matisse's trade?  The kids really mastered this skill!! Beautiful!!). 2nd graders had been weaving, so with them I did a quick mini weaving using two colors of blue for the sky.  1st grade created the pine trees that line the bottom. Kindergarten created the amazing patterned owls!  LOVE THE OWLS!!!!   I know I gush a lot about my students' work, but I really am their biggest fan!!! I hope this post & the last one inspired you to do a collaborative board in your school!!!  If you create one inspired by the ones from ART WITH MR. E....I'd love to see them!! Facebook me or e-mail the images!!!

Winter Boards 2008-2014

Every year I've done a collaborative winter board in the main hall of our school.  Unfortunately, before blogging....I wasn't very good at taking pictures of what was happening in the art room.  

All of the boards represent multiple grade levels.  Some years I had every class in the school participate...while other years around half of the school participated.  For example, this year 3rd grade did not contribute because they were busy working on their circle weavings...and because of time I really needed them to focus on that project. 

It is kind of amazing to see the change in the boards over the years.  I think the first few years I didn't have a real "plan".  Now I'm dreaming of what could be for the following year as I'm putting up the current years!!  Stay tuned...this year's board will be posted in the next day or so!!!

2008 

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014