Open House was a lot of fun.  Parents loved searching for their child's sillhouette.  I made these using a black construction paper and chalk.  The students stood in the front of my doc cam light and I traced their silhouettes.  I actually got this idea from somewhere on the web and it was enjoyed by my students.
These were placed on my windows inside my classroom.  The parents had to guess based on a biopoem who they were.

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Here's another example of making a lesson more interactive utilizing a little art.  We made the steps to making popcorn and focused on the clue words that organizes the story or steps.  Afterwards we followed the steps and made and enjoyed popcorn together.

I then read The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash.
We paid attention to the story order on the carpet and talked a little about it. 

The students  were then given a boa to sort their sequencing cards on based on the story. The students worked in pairs.  When they saw their boa they were shocked and filled with excitement to figure out the order of the story.

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