Supplies:
- Crayola Marker & Watercolour Paper - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm (9" x 12")
- Crayola Paint Brushes
- Crayola Washable Paint
- Water Containers
- Plastic Placemats - 1 per student
- Masking Tape
- Paper Towels
- Pencils
- Plastic Container Lids for Palettes
Steps:
1
TEXT PAGE
- Tape the paper to a plastic placemat.
- Make sure the tape is straight and runs parallel to the outer edges of the paper.
- Fill the space with colour.
- Mix colours together on the paper.
- Use bold, loose brushstrokes.
- Let Laura Vaccaro Seeger's style influence the way you paint.
- Set the paper aside to dry.
2
PICTURE PAGE
- Tape the paper to a plastic placemat.
- Make sure the tape is straight and runs parallel to the outer edges of the paper.
- Paint the head and neck.
- Make sure it fills the page.
- Let Laura Vaccaro Seeger's style influence the way you paint it.
- Set the paper aside to dry.
3
- Choose your word.
- Make sure it describes an emotion.
- Make sure to use alliteration – words that have the same sound at the beginning.
- Plan how you will use the letters for the features of the face.
4
- Draw the words on the text page.
- Paint the letters using the same colours you plan to use on the face.
5
- Paint the letters on the face.
- Make sure you use the same shape and colour for the letters as you did on the text page.
6
- Gently remove the tape from both paintings.
- Glue them beside each other on a piece of construction paper.
Subjects:
Language Arts,
Visual Arts
Grades:
Grade 3,
Grade 4,
Grade 5,
Grade 6,
Grade 7