Penguins are a very popular subject matter. Looking at some large photos before beginning will give students a chance to see colors and detail they may not have noticed before.1. I first gave the students oval cardboard templates about 5" tall by 3" wide to trace the body on colored construction paper. They then drew the head, wings and feet. Circle eyes and a triangle beak completed the face. A horizon line was added to the background along with sky details.
2. The students then outlined their drawings with a thin black marker and colored in the shapes with oil pastel. Because this image has so much white, it's fun to do on almost any colored paper so that the white can be colored in.
CA Visual Art Standard: Creative Expression, Grade Kindergarten
2.6 Use geometric shapes/forms (circle, triangle, square) in a work of art.
2. The students then outlined their drawings with a thin black marker and colored in the shapes with oil pastel. Because this image has so much white, it's fun to do on almost any colored paper so that the white can be colored in.
CA Visual Art Standard: Creative Expression, Grade Kindergarten
2.6 Use geometric shapes/forms (circle, triangle, square) in a work of art.
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I like it :) Good idea about using colored paper!
I did this project in my son's kindergarten last Thursday, it was a success!!!!! The kids were excited about knowing how to draw a penguin and about the texture of oil pastels. It was an amazing way to integrate science and art. We discussed many facts about penguins and did a penguin dance before our art lesson.
I love the sound of this project and so have linked to it today from my own penguin flavoured post:
http://www.playingbythebook.net/2010/02/25/penguin-multiplication/
Thanks for the inspiration!
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