GR. 2 AND 3……and yes, they can do anything!
I PLACED TRAYS AROUND THE ROOM THAT CONTAINED WHITE CRAYONS, DARK FELT TIP SHARPIE PENS, METALLIC COLORED PENCILS, DARK AND LIGHT BLUE COLORED PENCILS AND LIGHT COLORS.
1. WE DREW THE ROBOT AND I DEMONSTRATED HOW THE BODY PART COULD BE ANY SHAPE.
2. WE DREW CONTROLS, DIALS, BUTTONS, ETC. ON THE ROBOT.
3. I THEN DID A DEMO ON HOW TO USE WHITE CRAYON, DARK BLUE-BLENDING AND LIGHT BLUE BLENDING TO RENDER A METALLIC LOOK. THIS WAS FOLLOWED UP WITH HOW TO BLEND METALLIC COLORS INTO THE SHAPES. WHEN THE ROBOT COLORING WAS COMPLETED WE USED A DARK SHARPIE OVER THE PENCIL LINES, SOMETIMES WE DID THAT RIGHT AFTER THE DRAWING WAS DONE, WORKS BOTH WAYS.
4. LASTLY THE CONTROLS WERE COLORED WITH COLORED PENCILS AND IF TIME ALLOWED, A LANDSCAPE/BACKGROUND OF SOME SORT WAS DRAWN IN.