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Thursday, September 27, 2012

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

 CUTE, cute, cute....  Kindergarten students did an awesome job of making these hungry caterpillars!
What a great way to learn about watercolor resist, a literacy connection, collage, and motor skills (cutting circles can be tough!)  :)
 Begin by reading Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  I explain that this book is written by the artist.
1) I give the students a sheet of paper that already has 6 circles on it.  The students use crayon (thick) to draw simple lines.  Do not color the circles in.  Then we use watercolor to paint the paper.  Wow, Can you see both the crayon and paint? 
Let Dry.
2)  Cut out the circles to assemble your hungry caterpillar.  (I supply students with eyes, nose and antenna)...  They collage it all together.  What a FUN project!

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  1. UnknownSeptember 29, 2012 at 5:59 AM

    At the beginning of the year Austin wasn't loving art...he said it was hard. With each project he's enjoying it more and more. He was surprised that it's even FUN!! :):)

    Great blog -- it's a wonderful way to feel a part of our child's world!

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