"Does anyone one know what texture means?" it's a simple question but when you're only 7 you can't be expected to know everything. After spending a day at in-service learning about how to teach writing I stumbled into a class on making different kinds of alphabet books, "why not turn the alphabet into one giant work of art?" i thought. "We could use it to create a dialog on the elements of art, specifically texture!" After we discussed what had texture, (the wall, the rug our desks) and tried to feel the imaginary texture of a few examples i had we set to work. Armed with an array of plastic utensils, Popsicle sticks and any ordinary object you could think of we set to work experimenting. Once they had decided on their preferred utensil we let them at the alphabet!
