One-Year Anniversary Doodle
From Kennedy Center: Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems · 2021
20 minK1st2nd3rd4th5thReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
A special episode recorded one year after the very first Lunch Doodle (March 2021). Mo invites viewers back into his studio to doodle, reflect on what the past year has meant, and create something new together. Episode 00 is a reunion for everyone who joined the original 15 episodes -- and a warm welcome to anyone discovering Lunch Doodles for the first time.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
- Mo made this episode exactly one year after the first one. What do you remember making in the spring of 2020 -- at home, at school, or in this series?
- Anniversaries are a chance to look back. What's one thing you made in the past year that you're proud of?
- Mo has been the Kennedy Center's Education Artist-in-Residence. What do you think that job means -- what responsibilities would come with it?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: anniversary, reflection, artist-in-residence, community.
Try it: Draw the same character you drew in Episode 1 (the Pigeon, or whichever was your favorite). Put them side by side. Write one sentence: "A year ago I ___. Now I ___."