1. The IB Library:
Pictures of Action
My Fingerpaint Masterpiece by Sherrill Cannon

2. Based on the book My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, by Sherrill Cannon (U.S.A.),
and in a collaborative translation project with theIblibrary.com, Year 3
students of SIS Swiss International School, Brasilia created their own
fingerpaint masterpieces. Similar to the story, students decided to include
hidden objects in their works of art in order to illustrate the idea of
perspective.

3. Next, students guessed the hidden objects in each other´s paintings (Yellow
Post-its) before the artist revealed his/her perspective (Orange Post-its) to
connect to our Line of Inquiry of how a picture can show different views within
a story or a tale. Students then explored our Line of Inquiry of different ways
of expressing ourselves by writing creative stories based on their fingerpaint
masterpieces.

5. • Initially, the Students identified the rhyming style/pattern in the story while
the teacher clarified/illustrated vocabulary and modeled the pacing of the
rhyme scheme, followed by class discussion on perspective. (Was it a boy or
girl artist/narrator?)
• Then the students created Rhyming Words Flashcards from the words in the
book (partner / group work).

6. • Along with this, students created individual
fingerpaintings in an open-ended task to
express themselves based on a
collaboratively identified rubric, consisting of
having to fill the large white page with
colours and include hidden objects like the
main character did in My Fingerpaint
Masterpiece. Students illustrated their
differences in perspective by attempting to
identify the objects placed in each other's
fingerpaintings on a Post-it note before the
artist revealed the hidden objects.
• Finally, students created a title and wrote a
creative story about their own fingerpaint
masterpiece based on the objects they
decided to hide in their artwork.

7. • Year 3 students are scheduled to
translate the text next week, with
alterations to the rhyme scheme in order
to adjust to the Portuguese
language. They are also going to
participate in Interactive Author/
Student Dual Language
Experience. Students will compose one
group email in English and Portuguese
asking the author questions about her
process of creating the book, context
within the book and any other questions
they may have.

8. The author, and a language translator with The IB Library.com, will respond in dual
languages creating a unique interactive author and dual language experience!
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