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Ledger Art project at West glacier elementary

11/21/2016

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Thursday morning, November 18th, I drove to West Glacier from Whitefish where I stayed the night. The sixth graders helped me unpack the van. It's always so helpful when students are available to help!
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Sixth graders from West Glacier Elementary help load the van at the end of the day.
West Glacier Elementary had requested a Native American art lesson, so I designed a ledger art inspired project. Students use old homework to depict images of major events in their life. By doing so they reflect on the images that are traditionally depicted in ledger art. In our collection this year we carry three ledger pieces, by artists John Pepion, Gordon Henry, and Lauren Monroe. ​
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In the morning I taught a half-hour presentation to the kindergarten through second graders, followed by a short art lesson. The kids had a great time!

We then had 3rd-6th graders come for a single presentation, then they split into two for the subsequent two classes. The third and fourth graders especially took the assignment very seriously and we finished early enough for them to present their work to the class if they wanted to. One little girl, Aspen, drew a picture of a time she had almost drowned. When she presented it to the class, she and the other students very maturely had a question/answer segment, where her peers raised their hands to praise her work and ask questions. Although these students were very young they demonstrated very wise behavior, and at the end of Aspen's presentation everyone applauded for her.
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Third grader at West Glacier Elementary presents her ledger art inspired project, which depicts the time she almost drowned on her birthday.
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If you look closely, you can see her mother's dress is billowing in the water from when she jumped in to save her daughter.
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