Our 4th grade students learned about the Latin American holiday ‘Dia De Los Muertos’ or Day of the Dead. Although celebrated near the American Holiday of Halloween the Latin American celebrations of Day of the Dead could not be more different in that it really is a celebration of life for those who have passed away. Students started by learning about the human anatomy of bones learning that we are born with more bones than we end up with as adults. Once the students had drawn out their skeletons they traced them with ink to highlight the details before carefully cutting them out and mounting them on black paper. Students then enhanced their skeleton drawings by decorating the skulls in the typical ‘Calavera’ style. Students finished their art pieces by decorating their skeletons with tissue paper flowers, which are also a part of Dia De Los Muertos celebration throughout the world.
Medium: Paper, sharpie, tissue paper, glue
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