Mimicry

Animal habitats is a common topic in science, and this post includes a variety of resources and ideas you can use to build a meaningful unit for your students. Kids love animals and have a natural curiosity about them. Below, I’ve included a theme sheet with a variety of activities including habitat mobiles from Fabulous ... Read More about Exploring Animal Habitats with Meaningful Literature and More

I feel no shame saying, that like many of you I love this book: I have used a lot of lessons straight from this book. The kids like the lessons and are willing to work hard on them. A few lessons use materials that are hard to get, hard to work with or not practical but overall I think it's a great book. So one of my favorite lessons is the camouflage critters. I've done this lesson in the past with sharpies and tooling foil but this year we just used construction paper, tempra paint and oil…

Benodigdheden: wit tekenpapier op A4 formaat plakkaatverf kwasten papieren doekjes en potten water lijm en schaar wit papier als ac...

Look carefully and you'll see the hidden reptile. I ran off copies of the coloring pages of reptiles from this site, http://homeschooling.about.com/od/freeprintables/ss/reptilecolor.htm, to help the students choose, and draw, their reptiles. Supplies: ...

This is a great project that I found in Dynamic Art Projects for Children. I did it with grade 2/3 instead of grade 4/5 as the lesson was ...

In science, we have been talking about animal adaptations. One of those adaptations, and one that students really love learning about is ca...

Door Mayke en Buse Benodigdheden: gekleurd papier 23 bij 32 cm wit tekenpapier op A5 formaat schaar lijm oliepastels plakkaatverf wc rolletje Bekijk via het digibord foto's van clowns en vergelijk ze met foto's van 'gewone' mensen. Waaraan herken je een clown? Geef alle leerlingen een gekleurd vel papier en een half A-viertje. Laat de leerlingen de hoeken van dit witte vel afknippen, zodat er een gezichtsvorm ontstaat. Plak dit witte vel in het midden van het gekleurde vel. Teken met…

camouflage

The 4th grade students reviewed the warm and cool color schemes. We also discussed what camouflage is and what it does for animals and people. Students were able to choose either the warm or cool colors to create a camouflaged background. Then they chose an animal that uses camouflage and used the same color scheme to create a camouflage effect in their artwork. Finally students reviewed what three-dimensional is and made their animal pop out of their work.

Benodigdheden: wit tekenpapier op A4 formaat oliepastelkrijtjes schaar dubbelzijdig plakband Begin de les met dit gedichtje: Ik ben een kameleon Verschiet heel graag van kleur Je zou zo kunnen zeggen Ik ben een goed acteur Je ziet me niet in het donker Je ziet me niet in het licht Ik pas mijn kleuren aan Het is gewoon mijn plicht Wil je mij nog eens kunnen zien Kom dan onverwacht Een paar minuten voor ik Een nieuwe kleur heb bedacht (Saskia Wind) Kies vier of vijf kleurtjes oliepastel die…

Saatchi Art Artist marjan jaspers; Drawing, “mimicry” #art

This is a fun chalk pastel lesson that I've done for years with Grade 8 students. I found the lesson plan here on the School Specialty website. Here's how we did it: I pre-distribute white tempera paint into old plastic containers... on one sheet of black construction paper, paint some 'sections' on a second sheet of black paper, sketch out and paint a large reptile. let the paint dry - we did two coats of white paint so it was x-tra bright... take out your chalk pastels.... students had to…

You need: white drawing sheet A4 size oil pastels scissors small pieces of foam double sided tape Start the lesson with this poem about a c...