"I am sneaky like a fox." - Ischeel

 "I am wild like a wolf." - Banyan

"I am loud like a Siamese cat." - Bella

"I am intelligent like an owl." - Camille

Cardinal mask - Exavier

"I am sneaky like a raccoon." - Miles

"I am fast like a zebra." - Natiyah

"We are quiet like koala bears." - Jackie and Leisli

"I am excitable like a puppy." - Nora

"I am aggressive like a leopard seal." - Wyatt

Second grade students spent six class periods working on these masks and oh how it was worth it. The masks are fantastic and the students were really proud of their work. Each student started out writing three adjectives to describe themselves, and then they chose an animal that shared each characteristic. Finally, they selected one of the three animals to represent them and wrote a simile comparing themselves to that animal. They are made of paper mache. Each student constructed their own armature under the paper mache, then painted and embellished the masks with pastels, felt, fur, feathers and the like.

Second grade, January - February 2015