I own this book and a few others in the series.
Two years ago we did a lesson with this book. I read the book to the students and we discussed the works of art and the wording in the book. Then I gave each student a color printed piece of art work by Georgia O'Keeffe. On post-it notes they wrote colors, feelings and objects they saw in the painting.
Next as a group we decided on a story to tell. We choose a fairy tale so everyone knew the plot of the story. We rolled out a long sheet of white paper and each child got to tape his/her color photo to the paper and tell the part of the story. It was interesting how the students worked together and how it really got them to discuss the painting. It wasn't a close up of a flower, it was a hill the prince had to ride over. It wasn't a tower in New York, it was a castle the princess was trapped in. The yellow of the flower could be the princess's hair.
I think the experience helped the students better verbalize what they saw in the paintings and take a closer look at them. It was also nice to see the students working together for a finished product.
See the complete story HERE.
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