1st Grade Haitian Inspired Flags

1st graders learned about Haiti and the earthquake that recently occurred there through PowerPoint images gathered from news sources. As a class we used visual clues within "before" shots of Haiti to learn about the country, it's economical state before the earthquake, it's sense of community, and the Haitian people.

Students had a chance to look at traditional Haitian art, and focused in on Vodou flags, learning about their ceremonial purpose, symmetrical design, and place within the Haitian art scene and commerce.

Students picked from a list of Haitian loas, or gods and goddesses, in order to create their own Haitian inspired flags that will be sold at a fundraiser to benefit the people of Haiti.

Here are some images of students working on their designs!