Faith Ringgold Cities
In art class the third graders learned about the artist Faith Ringgold. Faith liked to tell stories through her quilts and even wrote a book titled "Tar Beach" inspired from one of her quilts. The students read "Tar Beach" in class and then discussed what it means to live in a community. The third graders talked about how they can make a difference in their community whether it was through volunteering, donating materials to those in need, or even recycling on a regular basis. Students then designed various rectangles and shared their designs with their classmates. They then transformed their designs into buildings, creating a collaged, quilt-like cityscape.