week eighteen . . . prize box day

At the end of each six weeks I let the students do a free draw and we choose a prize from the prize box.  Of course, they love this day in art.

For free draw this time, I pulled a HUGE sheet of white butcher paper and covered the tables.  The students used crayons, pencils, and stencils to draw all sorts of designs.  I told them that one person was going to get the massive piece of paper to take home.  You should have seen the negotiations that happened during class.  Some of the students even wanted me to decide for them!  I didn't.  :)  Here's the trunk I use for the prizes.  It is filled mostly with remnants of things I have taken out of the house, chicken feathers from butchering, found items, and an assortment of gadgets that people have given me.  It is really fun for the students to dig through and find a treasure.