Spring Birds
Day One Use liquid watercolor to fill the page with color. Then let dry. Day Two Once dry, fold the paper in half. Paint a bird body, head and tail on one side of the paper. Fold and print. Then let dry. Day Three Add the details using collage and paint markers. Collage a branch, […]
Fish Linocuts
Step One The teacher will introduce the artist M.C. Escher to the students and guide them into small groups to research the artist and his linocut artwork. Criteria for research presentation: Students will share one fact about M.C. Escher’s life Students will share one fact about M.C. Escher’s art style or process Students will share […]
Under the Sea Collage
Step One The teacher will introduce artworks that show foreground, middle ground, and background to the students. The teacher will draw an illustration for students to label and identify the spatial elements of a composition. Step Two Students will draw in their sketchbooks an ocean themed drawing that illustrates and shows clearly foreground, middle ground, […]
Zentangle Ocean Silhouette
Step One The teacher will guide students through photos of coral reefs and discuss the following as a class: Has anyone ever seen a coral reef in real life? What did it look like? What colors do you think coral reefs are? What textures do coral reefs have? Why are coral reefs important to the […]
Pop Art Oceans
Step One The teacher will lead the students in a discussion on the artist Keith Haring and his work. The teacher will focus on his art with ocean and marine life imagery, however a brief description of his impact on Pop Art and activism will be mentioned. Students will discuss the following when viewing the […]
Into the Reef
On Day 1, students will use oil pastels in blue, white, and pink to draw flowing lines across their paper to mimic water, inspired by Van Gogh’s swirling brushstrokes. Afterward, students will paint over their lines with watercolor using shades of blue, green, and purple, creating a resist effect for the ocean background. On Day […]
Exploring the Deep with Submarines
On Day 1, students will learn about how submarines are used to explore the deep ocean. After the introduction, students will create painted papers for different ocean layers. Using paint and cardboard tools, they will paint one sheet with blue and white for the water, one with brown, yellow, and white for sand, and one […]
Layers of the Sea
Step One Students will create two types of painted paper—one using cool blues, whites, and indigos for the ocean, and another with browns for sand—by scraping paint with cardboard. Step Two Students will divide their background into four parts. In the top section, they’ll draw thick neon pastel lines to represent wind. Then, they’ll tear […]
Divers of the Deep
Step One On Day 1, students will begin by listening to the read-aloud Shark Lady by Jess Keating, which introduces the importance of ocean life and conservation. After the story, students will create multiple sheets of painted paper using cardboard scraping techniques. They will make ocean paper using shades of blue and white to mimic […]