This project has been fantastic and we will definitely repeat it other years. If they didn't complete painting the fish or the water, today is the day!ĭAY FIVE: I break out the oil pastels so we can add all those details to the fish that the kids have been dying to do! I encourage them to make patterns using lines and not cover up the paint that they worked so hard to mix.
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I also show them how to blend the white paint with the blue to look like waves.ĭAY FOUR: This day becomes the catch up day for the students. I demostrate how to carefully, very carefully paint around the fish. After that is accomplished, the colors of the rest of the fish is up to each student.ĭAY THREE: Each table gets a container of blue and a container of white tempera paint. This quite a bit of preparation for me, but well worth the results! I ask them to paint one fish red, one blue, and one yellow. I tell them that the minimum is six fish and the maximum is as many as they can get on the page.ĭAY TWO: Each child receives their own palette of red, yellow, and blue paint. I encourage them not to add details, as we plan on painting and the paint will just cover all that hard work up. Then adding fins and lips if the little artist wanted to. Deep Space Sparkle was founded by Patty Palmer in 2008 and has grown from an art blog to a company that supports adults in their efforts to teach art to kids. Demonstrate how to trace the oval to create the body of each fish. Definitely it is longer lasting!ĭAY ONE: Read the Dr. They soon figured out that mixing paint was almost as fun as mixing the powder tempera paint and shaving cream had been. Although they did wonder why we were doing another fish when we had just completed the clay part of the fish maraca project. Seuss story One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Second graders were very excited when I asked them over to the story rug and read them part of the classic Dr. I did then expand on the idea, a bit though. This another idea that I borrowed from Deep Space Sparkle Art web site. Third, crumple up the paper template and place it in the center of the flat clay fish.
Next, use some of the extra clay to make 5-6 clay balls the size of a small marble. Set the extra clay aside to use for details later. First, trace around the template on the slab of clay. I show them step by step how to make the clay fish maraca using a slab of clay and a template of a flat fish. I have to say that I am REALLY proud of my second graders and all the information that they retained for a whole week! I did it this way to allow them the complete 45 minute art session to make their own fish maraca. A Canadian, living in America, who worked for many years as an art. This is the first time I ever tried teaching this way, usually I demonstrate and then they immediately make the project. DDS is currently going live on Facebook everyday at 5pm for draw/paint along sessions. I then tell the kids that I need my best listeners for the rest of the day as I demonstrate exactly what they will be doing the next class. DAY ONE: We read the story of The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (ISBN 978-1-55858-009-1).
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