Group CityScape Collages with TMA Lower Academy

I usually have the students work on individual collages but this time I thought I would try to have them work in groups and they did well despite the newness of their sharing skills.
We had some arguments about supplies and things but they really got into a groove as we built our Cityscape Collages.
We began with a large blue rectangle of construction paper and we added more colored paper, paint, magazine pieces, their own drawn characters, buildings and everything they could think of that can be seen in the city. We also observed cityscapes made by Romare Bearden and discussed what we saw.
Below are photos taken of the participants working on their collages. Ms. Mary was our photographer of the day.
I will post the final collages separately.
The steps of any process is an important part of learning. As important as the product that is made, so it deserves its own display.

Above is J's independent collage before it was added to the groups collage. I think he incorporated the heads very nicely with his drawings. I wish I could have been focused on him as he developed his collage. I do believe he began with the line drawings then added the heads and car.

Above: She is cutting out and gluing clouds to the sky.

Above: He is drawing his own people to add to his groups collage.

Above: They used black paint to represent the sidewalk. We talked about the colors we see in the cement.

Above: They are designing their buildings. Each student had their own building to design. We discussed the things that go on buildings such as windows and doors, etc.

Photos by Ms. Mary.