The Great Wave

Original Painting by Hokusai 
Cute kid friendly video about the life and paintings of Hokusai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cebBWjgGAAQ

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Mrs. Clanton's 4th grade class

Andruw, Caesar, 

Mariah, kaylee, 

Tanya's & Megan

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Teacher Example 

Get it Drawn

Warm sky

(Red, orange, yellow & pink)

Here I used tempera cakes

Cool Water

(Green, blue & Violet)

Here I used watercolor crayons coloring in the direction of the wave. 

Finish With Water

Great Lesson here from Deep Space Sparkle

http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2015/04/12/the-great-wave-art-lesson-plan-video/

another spot for seeing this lesson

http://blogs.pennmanor.net/steffyj/2016/02/11/5th-grade-waves/

Colorful Chameleon

 Alba Golden Mrs. Teel's 3rd grade class

Alba Golden Hallway display 2019

2nd and 3rd grade. 

Mrs. Johnson's 1st grade class 2016

Jalynn, Ashton, 

Anonymous, James, 

Amari, anonymous, 

Alexis & Kajal. 

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Mrs. McGinley's 1st grade 2016

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Scarlett, 

Andrew, Alivia, 

Anonymous, Mia, 

Lyric & Gunnar

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Mrs. White's 2nd grade 2016

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Student Examples (below)

Mrs. Jamison's 2nd grade

Jameson, anonymous, 

Trent, Selena, 

Daniela & Moses. 

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Mrs. Groth's 1st grade

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Books about these colorful creatures. 

Videos about Chameleons for kids

Happy Learning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZuxerppygM

Wild Kratz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms_RTYqL_d4

Final step by Step

My How to Draw Videos

Part One, use a Pencil. Starting with the basics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85_3XbUglbo

Part Two, use pencil harder or marker. Adding the details. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugDDjY032d4

Sketch light first 

(Below)

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Step by step

Key: use a pencil lightly first!!

 I used a light colored marker to represent sketch mode. 

1. Big 1/2 circle "taco" @ top 

2. Beanie Hat (head) on 

Taco (body)

3. Eye and mouth on "beanie" 

4. Peek a Boo back eye

5. Spiral tail

6. Legs ( like a forward & backward 7)

7. Draw in tree limb. 2 horizontal & parallel lines. Top like should touch bottom of "7" leg. 

8. Foot 

The are like 2 big "C"s for foot and 2 little "c"s for toes. 

9. Back legs & toes

Final Step...

Use a marker now to put in creative details! 

Adding color ------

Can use tempera cakes. 

Arrange paints in color order

Paint chameleon in rainbow order. 

If rainbow end before done, make a rainbow pattern. 

Alba Golden Elementary 2019

Friday Classes

McGinley's 1st grade paint...

Chau

Gabriel & Ava 

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Mrs. Johnson's 1st graders

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Or you can use Watercolor Crayons

Are does not have to be fully filled in. 

Leave white room for it to fill in when water is applied. 

Apply water to crayon. Start at one end and work way down. 

Glue down onto colored construction paper. Use crayons to make patchy scribbles of colors that are in your chameleon's body. 

I used a peeled black crayon around edges to emphasize center colors and subject. 

Adding depth & space with foliage. 

Using green paper, draw leaves of many sizes. Outline with black market and use green and white crayons to color along lines marker lines (adds form). 

Drawing some larger leaves off edge will make it seem like we are peeking in on our chameleon. 

Cut and glue foliage.

Inspired by these other sources:

http://elementaryartroom.blogspot.com/2012/04/chameleons-colors.html

videos about chameleons

THe Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw65kyqy_kE

A Color of His own by Leo Lionni

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZHzCPOUs44

Why does a CHameleon Change Colors?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9mr02mE5XE