‘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.

Emergentlevel:

Canopylevel:

UnderCanopy:

RainforestFloor(studentsonthislevelalsoneededtopainttheentiretreetrunk):

6. Oncethebackgroundoftheboxesispainted,studentscanstartpaintingfinerdetailseg.Treeleavesetc.

7. Studentsuserecycledmaterials(scrappaper,paperrollsetc.)tocreatethedetailsofthehabitat.

8. Oncethehabitatsarecomplete,studentsmakeclayanimalstoaddtothehabitat(Seeguideon‘ClayRainforestAnimals’page).

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