Social-Emotional Learning

Express Yourself

By Jane Brumfield Montero, posted on Apr 11, 2022

Years ago, I created a middle-school unit that I called Expressive Masks. The lesson was successful, but I have realized that the outcome of a final project is most personally meaningful to students when their work reflects themselves. Introspection and personal expression need to be included in art education. In this unit, students create paper masks and cardboard masks that show a chosen emotion.

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