‘Daintree Rainforest Art’ 2C & 2S · 2020. 11. 27. · ‘Daintree Rainforest Art’ 2C & 2S...
Transcript of ‘Daintree Rainforest Art’ 2C & 2S · 2020. 11. 27. · ‘Daintree Rainforest Art’ 2C & 2S...
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‘Daintree Rainforest Art’
2C & 2S InspiredbyJeannieBaker’sbookandartfromthebook‘WheretheForestMeetstheSea’and‘IfIRantheRainforest’ByDrSeuss.1. Get4boxesandstackthemontopofeachother,cuttingthetopofthetopboxoff(forthesky).
2. Cutaholethroughtheboxestoputalongpipe/paperroll,toactasatreewhilealsosupportingtheboxes(seeimagebelow).
Alternatively,youcanuse4individualpaperrollsandplacethedirectlyaboveeachother.
3. Arrangestudentsintogroupsof2/3(orindividuallyifyouhaveenoughboxes)andassignthemonelayeroftherainforest.Intheirgroups,studentsresearchthislayeroftherainforestanddecidewhichcolourswouldbemostappropriateforthehabitat.
4. Havestudentsquicklysketchtheirassignedlayerintheirartdiariesanddecideonthecolourstheywillneed.
5. Studentsthengetthepaintcolourstheythinktheywillneedfortheirparticularlayeroftherainforestandstartpaintingtheirboxes.
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Emergentlevel:
Canopylevel:
UnderCanopy:
RainforestFloor(studentsonthislevelalsoneededtopainttheentiretreetrunk):
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6. Oncethebackgroundoftheboxesispainted,studentscanstartpaintingfinerdetailseg.Treeleavesetc.
7. Studentsuserecycledmaterials(scrappaper,paperrollsetc.)tocreatethedetailsofthehabitat.
8. Oncethehabitatsarecomplete,studentsmakeclayanimalstoaddtothehabitat(Seeguideon‘ClayRainforestAnimals’page).
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