Are you interested in finding an artistic way to teach your
students more about The Seven Sacred Teachings? If so, we, the Grade 4/5 Class
of Radisson School would love to share with you our beautiful artwork, along
with instructions, so you can create art pieces on your own, or with your
students too!
Before we started even thinking about drawing, we read a book
called “Courage” by Bernard Waber. Since “Courage” is one of the Seven Sacred
Teachings, our teacher, Mrs. Steinhoff thought it would be a good starting
point. We then brainstormed about each
Sacred Teaching, and what characteristics or qualities those teachings
represent.
Then we began the artistic process! We started with
silhouettes of each animal, and got to choose which one we wanted to make. The
choices were Eagle – Love, Wolf- Humility, Sabe – Honesty, Turtle – Truth, Bear
– Courage, Buffalo – Respect and Beaver – Wisdom. We ensured that each teaching was represented.
Next, we began to sketch the outlines of
the animals with pencil on black, 12 x 18 construction paper (portrait style).
Then, for the background, we drew lines to create 7 sections which represent the
Seven Teachings. We also included a thin
border. We used oil pastels to colour in each section a different colour, and
use black, grey and white to fill in the animal.
After that, we wrote each teaching out in black, white or
grey and placed them below each piece of artwork. The final display is quite beautiful! We are using these pictures to decorate our
classroom. They will also be part of our I Love to Read and Storytelling
bulletin board in our hallway during the month of February.
