Last week and this week, third grade was busy getting ready for their music program, so they needed to practice during specials. (which is fine, just gets us off schedule a bit :) Today we were able to get back on a regular schedule, and were able to start this neat little Christmas picture.
I wish we had more time to spend on it, but they were able to complete quite a bit in a 45 min class.
(I found this lesson on the Color Like You Mean It blog!)
Materials
I wish we had more time to spend on it, but they were able to complete quite a bit in a 45 min class.
(I found this lesson on the Color Like You Mean It blog!)
Materials
Crayola oil pastels (green, light green, brown, gold, silver)
90 lb paper 4x6"
tracing circles
pencils, scissors, glue
First, we started off with the painting in hopes that it might be dry enough to cut, by the time they finished their background. I demonstrated how to leave a curved part white so that it looks shiny, and to paint the other side darker to create the look of a shadow. We just used the Jack Richeson semi-moist tempera cakes. We'll try liquid watercolor next time. They trace 3 or 4 circles, and begin to paint.
After they're finished painting their circles, they can start on their background of evergreen tree branches. They use their Crayola oil pastels to draw 3 or 4 brown twigs first. Then, they use green and light green to make the pine needles. I remind them we're not making Charlie Brown Christmas tree branches! When they are finished with the branches, they can use the gold or silver to create ornament toppers and hooks, to hook them to the branches.
A few of them had time to cut out their ornaments and glue them on. Here are some finished products!
Great job friends!
