1st Grade Illuminated Letters!

In first grade, our line project was illuminated letters. We began this project by looking at a PowerPoint of images of illuminated letters used in stories and in the Bible. We discussed how the books used the illuminated letters to add color and design to the beginning of pages. I told the students that we would be making illuminated letters using the letters of their names.

Biblical Integration: We discussed the different names of God and how Jesus got His name. We also talked about how our names were chosen especially for us too.

Then, I showed the students how to use their rulers to make  border around their papers.

The next day, I showed the students how to draw their initial in bubble letters on the board. They each drew their letter as I drew it. Then, I told them to choose an object or animal that started with the same letter as their initial. They were to draw the object next to their letter (part of it touching) and in the four corners of the paper.

The next class, we discussed different types of lines used in art. The students filled in their letters and borders with different types of lines using markers. They also colored in their objects that they drew. They turned out cute!