WE TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FISH, MAMMALS, AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES. THIS BECAME A SCIENCE CLAUS AS WELL AS ART. I ENCOURAGED THEM TO TOUCH THE TOY ANIMAL TO HELP THEM PICK UP ON THE TEXTURE. I ENCOURAGED THEM TO USE LIGHT COLORS. EVEN IF THE COLOR WAS “WRONG.” IF ANYONE EVER WORRIES ABOUT HURTING A STUDENTS “STYLE” OR CREATIVITY I THINK THIS ARRAY OF GRADES 1-3 OUGHT TO GIVE THEM COMFORT.
THE PROCESS WAS TO DRAW IN PENCIL, WATER COLOR,THEN GO BACK WITH FINE LINE PENS.
Different ages and different students have different ways of seeing.
Students are encouraged to feel the animal replica (I don’t say, ‘toy”)to help them record the texture.
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