Lesson: Grade Duration Objectives

Leapin Lizards 1st 3 or 4 class periods Students will create individual pastel drawings of leaping lizards !a"ing a bac"ground and a lizard to be cut out and glued on t#e bac"ground$ %#e lizard will &leap' off t#e page wit# an added accordion fold ele!ent$

(uilding on )revious *nowledge: Students will build upon previous drawing+ pastel+ te!pera painting+ and cutting s"ills$ )rocedures: 1$ ,a"e connection wit# students and lizards recent trip to zoo+ found lizards on adventures+ lizard docu!entar- on tv.internet+ etc$ %al" about patterns on s"in+ s#ape of e-es+ details of claws+ etc$ /$ S#ow e0a!ple of &Leapin Lizard' class will !a"e$ (riefl- note t#at t#e project will ta"e several class periods$ 3$ De!onstrate #ow to draw t#e bac"ground on first s#eet of blac" construction paper wit# w#ite colored pencil$ 1s" w#- we would use a w#ite colored pencil for t#is project2 a$ 3rite na!e on bac" of paper+ flip over$ b$ Draw large lines across and intersecting on blac" paper$ So!e straig#t+ so!e curved$ %#is will create a bac"ground of !an- L14G5 s#apes$ 4$ Discuss t#e lizard pac"et$ Go t#roug# t#e different lizards and t#eir na!es+ noting differences$ )ic" a lizard to draw$ 6$ De!onstrate #ow to draw a large lizard fro! t#e pac"et on t#e second s#eet of blac" construction paper$ a$ 3rite na!e on front of blac" paper$ b$ Draw t#e basic outline of t#e lizard first+ t#en add t#e ar!s.legs+ t#en add t#e details of scales+ e-es+ claws$ 7se t#e eraser if !ista"es are !ade$ 8$ 99/nd :L1SS )54;OD99 %eac#er !ust prepare paint for class$ 5ac# student s#ould #ave 1 large and 1 s!all brus#$ 4e!e!ber paint s#irts$ a$ De!onstrate #ow to use t#e large brus# to outline t#e w#ite colored pencil on t#e bac"ground paper wit# t#e w#ite te!pera paint$ 1s" w#- we would use a large brus# for t#e bac"ground lines2 b$ De!onstrate #ow to use t#e s!all brus# to outline all t#e w#ite colored pencil lines on t#e lizard paper$ 1s" w#- we would use a s!all brus# for t#e lizard2 c$ Set pieces aside to dr-$ <$ 993rd :L1SS )54;OD99 %eac#er !ust get all of t#e bac"ground and lizard s#eets toget#er for eac# student$ %#is will !a"e distributing t#e !aterials !uc# faster$ :over tables wit# s#eets of paper to #elp during pastel use$ 4e!e!ber paint s#irts$ a$ %al" to t#e students about w#at colors t#eir lizard will be and #ow t#e bac"ground can affect t#at$ Do t#e- want t#eir lizard to stand out in color or blend into t#e bac"ground in color2 b$ De!onstrate #ow to use t#e pastels on t#e bac"ground$ 7se t#e pastels on t#eir side for broad stro"es to color t#e large s#apes$ 7se fingers to blend in t#e color to all t#e tig#t spots and !a"e t#e pastel loo" unifor!$ %ap t#e e0tra pastel onto t#e table+ never blow into t#e air because of students wit# ast#!a$ c$ De!onstrate #ow to use t#e pastels on t#e lizard$ 7se t#e! on t#eir point to get into all t#e tig#t spots$ 7se s!allest finger to spread t#e pastels around t#e lizard$ d$ De!onstrate #ow to cut t#e lizard out fro! t#e blac" construction paper$ e$ De!onstrate #ow to prepare t#e accordion fold scrap of construction paper$ %a"e a strip =1' 0 4'> of scrap construction paper+ and fold it bac" and fort# so it !a"es a s!all accordion$ %#is will give t#e lizard its &leap$' Glue one side of t#e scrap accordion to t#e lizard+ reall- slat#er

t#e glue on well because it #as trouble stic"ing to pastels$ =;f t#e lizard is large li"e it S?O7LD be+ -ou will need / or 3 scrap accordions to #old t#e lizard$> %#en glue t#e ot#er side of t#e scrap accordion to t#e bac"ground$ =; appl- t#e glue to t#e accordion+ t#en place t#e lizard on t#e bac"ground and #ave t#e student press to secure t#e lizard in t#e spot t#e- want$> f$ ,a"e sure na!e is on t#e bac" of t#e bac"ground and set aside project to dr-$ 31S? ?1@DSAAAA ,aterials: / s#eets of blac" construction paper+ w#ite colored pencil+ eraser+ w#ite te!pera paint+ paint s#irt+ s!all and large paint brus#+ nap"in+ pastels+ scissors+ glue stic"+ scrap piece of construction paper+ lizard pac"et$ 1ssess!ent: Students are assessed on t#eir perfor!ance concerning attitude and effort$ %ec#niBues learned and applied$ :lass participation during introduction+ wor" ti!e+ closing+ and transitions$ All students will Draw bac"ground and lizard =wit# assistance>$ 7se te!pera to outline colored pencil$ 7se pastels to color in s#apes$ ,a"e accordion scraps wit# assistance$ :ut and glue lizard to accordion scraps and t#en to bac"ground$ Some students will Draw a large lizard !ostl- bt#e!selves$ 7se pastels well+ color t#oroug#l-+ consistentl-$ ,a"e accordion scraps !ostlb- t#e!selves$ :ut lizard well around lines created$ Advanced students will Draw a large lizard bt#e!selves$ 7se te!pera well to outline s#apes$ 7se pastels well to e0press lizard blending in or standing out wit# color$ ,a"e accordion scraps bt#e!selves$ :ut and glue lizard independentl-$