How 300 K-2 Students Create a Mural at their Desks in 10 Steps
- Three hundred K-2 students submit drawings that respond to five sensory questions: “In my neighborhood, I taste; I see; I smell; I hear; and I feel.”
- Parents and faculty review the drawings for common themes and outstanding images
- Scan images and create a composite design
- Deconstruct 10’ tall x 13’ wide lobby wall into 300 8” squares
- Transfer image onto the square panels to create a coloring book effect
- All students color their own panel using crayons
- Adults apply clear primer above the crayons
- 2nd graders paint on top of the base layer of color
- Assemble panels like a puzzle on the wall
- Final touch-ups before unveiling
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