Finally, use a black UF Sharpie to add expressions to each of your faces, to go with the colors you painted them. Experiment with mixing new colors to reflect your different moods and feelings!ġ0. Seuss wrote in 1973, was a letter outlining his hopes of finding 'a great color artist who will not be dominated by me.'. After you’ve painted all of your people, paint the background of each section a different color than any of the colors you used on the people in it, and a different color than the other backgrounds next to it. Seuss: 9780679875970 : Books Accompanying a manuscript Dr. Using watercolors, paint each person, but change colors when a person crosses over into a new section. Keep changing colors and making new rubbings until you have at least 7 or 8 “people” on the front of your portfolio.Ĩ. You can use both your po sitive and negative shapes to make your rubbings.ħ. It’s okay (and actually desirable) to have the people overlap into different sections. Change colors and move your person to a new spot and make another rubbing.
Place your cut-out person inside the portfolio and use the side of a broken crayon (with paper removed) to make a texture rubbing of it.Ħ. Now draw two somewhat “vertical” lines (they can be a little slanted) so that the front of your portfolio is divided into six sections. No need to use a ruler – you don’t need to measure anything and it doesn’t even have to be straight!Ĥ. Using a crayon, draw a horizontal line across the middle of your portfolio. Cut out and save both the positive and negative shapes.ģ. Fold a 4″圆″ index card in half “the hot dog way” (lengthwise) and draw a simple “gingerbread-style” person on the fold.Ģ. Technology: Research how real quilts are made.Įngineering: Bring in examples of real quilts (use quilts that are child-friendly and not a family heirloom). Let the children explore the textures of the quilt and challenge them to build a fort with the quilts.1. Science: How do different colors make us feel? Create a border around the squares to finish the paper quilt. Step 3: On a large sheet of banner paper or poster board mount every child’s square to create a paper quilt. Arrange and glue the shapes onto a piece of square construction paper. Step 2: After the paintings have dried, cut up your painting into different shapes. Have them pick a color that represents how they are feeling that day. Set up a painting area for children to explore different colors.Īfter having time experimenting and painting with different colors, give the students a new sheet of paper. Step 1: Read the story and discuss how different colors make you feel. Create a collaborative paper quilt based inspired by the Dr.
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