Secondary Pumpkin Patch

4. Have students glue the grass to the bottom edge of the sky paper with the jagged edge pointing up.
5. Begin gluing the pumpkins to the paper, starting on the far edge. This is a great time to introduce new vocabulary words: background, middle ground, and foreground. I tell the kids that the first pumpkin needs to be half on the ground and half on the sky. Continue gluing the pumpkins, overlapping them.
Day Two: Painting
1. I show them what a paint palette looks like and then they get their own paper "palette" upon which a place three blobs of paint; one of each of the secondary colors. I have them stand while painting, as I have found that there is less mess of them reaching across the table to their palette. Plus, they seem to love standing to paint for a change!
2. We begin with the sky. I hand them a paint brush and demonstrate using the violet paint to create stars, swirls, and wind. When they are finished, they place their brushes in the sink so they can "get a bath."
3. I hand out a larger brush and demonstrate adding the lines to the pumpkins. I show them how the lines disappear behind the pumpkins in front of them. Once finished, the brushes go to their bathtub again.
4. New brushes are handed out again and blades of grass are added with green paint to the green paper. This time, however, the students are instructed to keep their brushes.
5. I make sure all students have their eyes on me and I remind them that their brushes are already green with paint. They then dip them in to the purple paint on their palettes. Then, they mix their brushes with the leftover orange paint on their palettes and ask them what color they get. It is always fun to hear all their little voices yell out, "Brown!" This paint is used to paint the stems on to the pumpkins.
6. Palettes are thrown away and brushes are put in the sink for washing. Paintings go on the rack and sponges are thrown out for table washing!
Day Three: Finshing
1. Hand out papers and thick black markers. Have students trace around pumpkins, stems, and over orange painted lines.
2. I bought three bags of artificial leaves at the Dollar Store and ended up with a huge box full:
Hand out a few to each student and have them glue around the pumpkins. Gorgeous! Last year, we also added a sparkly purple moon to the sky. I haven't decided if we will do that this year or not. I guess it depends on the time! If so, here is the paper we use.
Thank you for posting this. I just did this with my Kinders and it turned out AWESOME! I wish I had the faux leaves to add to them as that would be the perfect touch. They are beautiful with out as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the detailed lesson. I used this with my first graders. So many concepts and beautiful results. Thanks for sharing!
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