Miss Moss I made a story out of my visual journal.
You want me to read it to you?
I won’t tell you the whole thing. It involved a princess, a puppy, a pig, a hidden key, a map, an evil prince, and a polar bear.
A very dynamic plot.
I can tell other kids are braiding their pages together with stories too. Because when I was teaching multi-step problems in Math today a couple of kids had their books on their laps mouthing words as they turned their pages.
And then the girl got lost in a field of flowers, but the bird brought her a ribbon with directions.
Tomorrow we’re going to make our brand new visual journals and these are going home. Everyone screamed when they heard that.
Can we make really really big ones this time?
We’ll see.
I just love reading about your class. Can you please come teach 2nd grade in Montana?? Then they would all be instilled with the love of art journaling by the time they get to me for High School art 🙂
Much love and joy from Montana,
Rhoda
Isn’t it kewl that they want to make really big ones? When us big people are always afraid to be BIG!
This craft monkey’s journal is totally amazing! I love the story line of the bird bringing ribbon directions to the girl lost in the flowers. What a great depiction with the collages.
jan in ohio
You are AWSOME! I’d like to get together some extra supplies (papers/magazines) and forward them on to you for your kiddos to use. Would you please send me an E-Mail with your contact info? Nanawsgurl@yahoo.com?
And this is WHY Great teachers like you TEACH!!!!!!!
What a treasure you have taught these children. You have completely opened their horizons to a world they can conquer. Thank you for your gift of teaching. Happy creating…
How I love the Punk’s journals!!!! They are soooo lucky to have Miss Moss as their teacher!
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Moss Cottage, Youneed a big red apple for this girl.These wonderful minds are really going to town here. How blessed these children are to have such a wonderful gifted caring teacher. I vote you teacher of the year.
Thank you so,
Linda
Ditto what everyone about has said about you being such a great teacher and role model for these children. I love hearing your stories, hearing the joy you bring to them and they to you and thus to us. Thanks always for sharing.
how lovely is it that they want bigger canvases to play amongst? love that!
As the Native Americans say, every act affects 7 generations. Take a moment to sit back, maybe on your lovely patio, and contemplate what you have done!
Everyone has already said what I would want to say, but I just had to add my voice. You’re a great teacher and what these kids produce is beyond amazing. And why I had to comment? I feel like a better person after reading your blog. Thank you!
These are unbelievable! I get both excited and really sad every time you post these. I have no idea why.
“Please don’t kill animals”. Kids inherently understand these things. What happens to us?
Oh, my gosh– these are heartbreakingly adorable! (And quite the artistic eye these kids have, too.) You must be an awesome teacher 🙂
oh my goodness… these slay me every single time.
I want to second being in your class! LOL. You know I think so many of us ‘wanna be’ art journalists (talking me here) should take a lesson from your kids. Just do it and the story unfolds. Amazing work!
Oh WOW…these are very lucky kids!! The journals are wonderful and you must really love those kids.
now i know what i am doing this summer with my 1st grader who does not want to go to camp. thanks for sharing these wonderful journals.
we have a miss moss at our house too and we like you both the same! what can i add to what all the others have already said? hope the new patio is going well!
i love this! i love that you are sharing art with your students and they are excited about it! and how wonderful that it is tying in with their stories and imaginations. whoever says art isn’t necessary in school should really see these kids’ art journals. so wonderful! thank you for sharing this.
You are, most likely, the most important person that will ever touch the lives of these children. These journals are so amazing – and they mark a creative journey for each child. Am so excited you are going to do another round with them!
my heart bursts into a bazillion tiny stars everytime you share these journals, so many stories to tell and share are presented on each page and all of their precious colors spill out on to the world…it is a good thing…a wonderful thing…I am putting in my vote whether it counts or not…you are hands down one of the ‘bestest’ teachers on the planet. You are goodness disguised with paper, fabric, and a glue stick. BEAR HUG comin’ at ya…:)
I am soooo jealous!! I want to be in YOUR class Miss Moss!!! Please please!!!
Nothing better than this. I feel as though you are Home Schooling these kids. Which now that I think about would be the best thing in the world. Private creative home schooling by Miss Moss.
Oh, Miss Moss, Roald Dahl could have written such a great book about the teacher who created magic in her classroom with paper. These journals are BEYOND beyond!!