13 Things About Our Class Art Mural

1. I am so excited about the finished project.
2. The students loved working with the paint and getting to "play" with the hand prints and footprints.
3. The theme is "Healthy Bodies and Healthy Minds".
4. Our tree says "Healthy Bodies + Healthy Minds = The Tree of Power".
5. We were given three weeks to complete the mural.
6. Those three weeks included buying materials and searching for that creative idea (along with normal lessons and a holiday).
7. The project was supposed to be created in such a way that you could see that the students completed a majority of it.
8. Some look more like an adult completed it.....but oh well....let's not dwell on that. :)
9. My knees are still quite sore from being on the floor with the students. 
10. The only part that I did on this was outline the tree, divided the sky from the grass, and the branches.
11. They learned how to make sure that the paint strokes were light and in the same direction, a little bit of paint goes a long way, and everyone has their niche.
12. I learned not to stress over the simple things, to realize that others will also have something better, and to know that in the whole scheme of things this is not that important.
13. The students and community can vote on the art murals ($1.00=1 vote).  I wasn't too thrilled about this because several classrooms have parents and family members with loaded wallets.  I just don't want my students to be disappointed.  However, I noticed Friday that my students were pleased with their project (even after seeing the others).  Lesson learned by students and the teacher.

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