Blooming Into Spring - Crayon Resist

Grade: 2nd grade

Project Description: This project is learning how oil pastels and crayons resist watered down tempera paint. This project was based on art work from Georgia O'Keeffe

Steps:

• 1. I drew an enlarged flower with oil pastels on a 9x9 piece of drawing paper. 
• The key was to press hard using the oil pastels.

• 2. The teachers handed out watered down black tempera paint and paper towels. Using my paint brush I applied the paint. When applying the paint, we had to be sure that we moved our brush in the same direction as the petals. We also had to be quick to not allow the paint to dry.
• 3. Once finishing applying paint, I took the paper towel and rubbed off the excess paint. I rubbed in the same directions as the petals. The paint stayed in areas that contained white. 

  

Extension Activity. I would use this activity when I wanted to the students to catch their audiences attention. For an extension, I would have the student do an about me art piece. The students could either draw or put words that describe them. This would emphasize make words/objects standout. This helps me get to know the students and could possible help their students standout.