Sidewalk Chalk

Mrs. Purser/ Mrs. Miner's Class

Talya, Mr. Allen's class, and Kali

 

Materials:

-sidewalk chalk

Sidewalk Chalk Overview: For this lesson I didn’t just let the students draw whatever they wanted, whenever I do that most of the class scribbles and gives up quickly.  Instead of that I had the kids trace one another’s outlines and fill them in with whatever they want to be when they grow up, impossible things like mermaids, santa clauses and princesses are allowed.

1- Each student gets 2 pieces of chalk, sharing is strongly encouraged.

2- Partner up and trace each other’s outlines onto the sidewalk.  

3- Fill your outline in.
4- If you have extra time the students can draw whatever they want. 

Taryn, Ashley, Samantha, Azi, Leah, Mrs. Cook's class, Mrs. Broadbent's class, Ryan and Sam

Titan, Brynlee, Coltan, RJ, Danner, Elle, and Danny

Maya, Ian, Noah, Kamree, Josh, and Macy

 

Monsters

Materials:

- big white sheets of construction paper

- watercolors

- paintbrushes

- pencils

- sharpies

- crayons

 

Monsters Overview:  These Monsters only have two requirements: a texture or a pattern, and a background.  We drew them in crayon first and then painted over the crayon with watercolor.  Remind the students that their monsters can look like anything they want, it can have no eyes or fifty eyes, it’s all up to them.

Karli, Bradley, Addy, Jayda, Brittany, Charly and Levi, Tristen, Sami, Dillan, Nadia, and Brandon

1- Sketch your monster lightly with a pencil.  Younger students can skip to step 2.

2- Draw over your sketch with sharpies and crayons.  Don’t forget to add a pattern or a texture!

3- Paint it with watercolor.

4- Put it on the drying rack, you’re done!
 

Harry, April, Parker and Taylee

Maya, Parker, Brynli, Harrison, Brynn

Spencer, Jessica, Dax, Karli, and Stockton

Exquisite Corpse

Karina, Zach, Lilly and Elizabeth

Materials:

- crayons

- white paper

Exquisite Corpse Overview:  An exquisite corpse is an art game where one person draws a part of an image and another person draws the other part.  (It can also be played with words to write a story.)  The way we played is the first person draws the top half of a creature and the second person draws the bottom half.  The students can draw just about any kind of creature; animals, people, monsters or aliens are all fine.  This lesson was a filler lesson, so only a few classes did this.

Ben, Hadley, Wyatt, Carlee, Josh, Alexis, Samantha, Emily, Carlee and Danee

1- Fold your paper in half hamburger style.

2- Draw 2 lines that cross the crease in the middle, when the lines are drawn correctly you can see them on both the top half and the bottom half of the paper even when it is folded in half. These lines are where the sides of the torso will be, so the two halves of your body line up nicely.

3- Write the word “top” on the top of the paper and “bottom” on the bottom or the paper.  Write your name in the top corner of the page.

4- Draw the top half of any creature on the top half of the page.  KEEP THE PAPER FOLDED IN HALF WHILE YOU DO THIS or at least a few students will forget that they’re only drawing half of a creature.  They should include both arms, the top of the torso and the head.  The body should be drawn as if it is growing out from between the two lines.

5- Collect the papers and shuffle them.

6- Pass the papers randomly around the room.  Students cannot peek at the top half.  If a students gets their paper back give them a different one.  

7- Now we draw the bottom half!  Including the bottom of the torso, and the legs.  
8- Once the students are finished drawing, have them find the person who drew the top half and give it back to them, whoever drew the top gets to keep the paper.
 

Azi, Braxton, Colton, Shelby, Jordyn, and Kiari

Jonny, Kennedy, Camree, Kylee, Ronan, Mikele, Mckenzie, Stratford, Carter, Trey, Nate, and Karina