After we created characters and decided to "join" the tour, we did some thinking about the places that would be good to visit as surfers. We did some map-reading and world geography - using some maps to help us with our brainstorming. We also considered what the "perfect wave" for surfing might look like. Here are a few images from our frieze-work...
Here, 2nd grade boys work on tracing our world map using a projected image of a map. We focused only on continents and oceans. As we arrived in each new country, I drew in the outline of each country and we colored them in with red crayon.
We used torn/painted paper to create our wave. We tried to use different colors to create depth and "ocean spray"
About 3-4 students worked on ripping/gluing the wave on at a time. Other students worked on other portions during this time, or continued working on their character. The girls to the left are creating a large sign that reads "World Wide Surf Tour" to go above our map, which will be placed to the right of the frieze. As we go, I will add artifacts from each country to the frieze.
