Kentucky spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) was designated as the official state fish of Kentucky in 1956 (also called just "Kentucky bass," though it is one of four species of black bass swimming in Kentucky waters). All State Fish
This post is sponsored by Trunki US. We are so excited that Trunki has arrived in America with its PaddlePak, the backpack for little explorers!! We had a great time playing, creating, and exploring with
Last weekend's teacher workshop at Palace Art was a huge success! It's encouraging to know that so many teachers are eager to expand their art skills so they can share the benefits of Art with their students! For this workshop we focused on watercolor, so I thought I would share a few of the amazing paintings these teachers-turned-students produced. (Scroll down for the lesson plan if you'd like to try this project yourself!) Fish Painting with Pointillism Materials: 9x12 white construction paper Black chisel tip marker Prang OVL-8 Watercolors & brush Q-tips (at least 7 per student) Containers for water Photos or line drawings of various types of fish for visual reference Examples of the paintings of artist Georges Seurat (You can find these in many art books as well as online.) Directions: 1. Explain what “Pointillism” is and talk about the work of Georges Seurat. Show examples of his paintings. Provide several visual references of interesting fish shapes for students to draw. 2. Lightly sketch the outline of a fish, filling most of your paper. Include shapes within the fish to paint with different colors. Add a few other elements to illustrate the fish’s habitat, such as kelp, rocks, shells, etc. Keep in mind that your shapes need to be large enough to be painted with a Q-tip! 3. Trace over your pencil lines with a black, chisel tip marker to create a bold “coloring book” style drawing. 4. Add a drop of water to each of the colors in your paint set to moisten them (you will not be using the black). 5. Dip each of your 7 Q-tips in water and lay them along the lid of your paint set, each one resting in it’s own color (see photo at left). 6. Now fill in each section of your drawing with dots of color by dipping your Q-tip in the paint and then pressing it onto your paper. Cover each area with a “light sprinkling” of dots at first. Then go back and fill in with more dots as needed. You can “mix” colors by combining dots of different colors within the same section. Try to let the first color dry before adding the next color, to keep your Q-tips clean! Encourage students to take their time and work carefully, placing one dot of color on their paper at a time. You don’t have to dip the Q-tip in the paint for every dot. Making several “dots per dip” will yield a lighter, more transparent color. This project usually takes one session for drawing and one session for painting, but my "teacher-students" got through it in half the time!
Find art lesson plans and activities for the primary grades in elementary school. (Kindergarten to Grade 2 or ages 5 - 8).
Kids of all ages LOVE this super fun art technique!
DESCOBRIM BARCELONA va ser el projecte del curs 2014-15 que no us vaig presentar en el seu moment. Els alumnes de l'escola vam realitzar diferents rutes i passejades per la ciutat comtal, una ciutat amb molta història on encara podem observar les empremtes del passat en els edificis o construccions que s'han anat afegint al llarg dels segles. Barcelona és també una ciutat creativa, acollidora i emprenedora. EDIFICIS EMBLEMÀTICS DE LA NOSTRA CIUTAT Vam fer diferents recorreguts durant el curs, des de les parts altes fins a arribar al mar, a peu o en transport públic (metro, bus, telefèric...). Vam anar descobrint els barris, les places, els carrers, així com edificis emblemàtics i singulars, museus, llocs insòlits i hem observat com transcòrrer el dia a dia a la gran ciutat. Aquestes passejades ens hem permès conèixer diferents barris de Barcelona, la seva història, el patrimoni cultura i arquitectònic, curiositats i diversos indrets especials de la nostra ciutat. Així doncs els tallers de plàstica han girat al voltant de BARCELONA, la nostra ciutat. Els edificis aquí representats han estat realitzats pels alumnes de l'escola i formen part d'un mural col.lectiu que es va instal.lar a l'entrada principal del centre. Cada classe va triar un edifici singular o emblemàtic de la nostra ciutat, el van representar sobre una cartolina de color. Si us hi fitxeu bé també estan representats tots els nens i nenes des de P-3 a 6è. Només falta felicitar a tots aquests petits grans artistes: ENHORABONA, CALDERONINES I CALDERONINS!
I'm pretty sure that after sharing our newspaper owls, snails and hot air balloon, that I've convinced you that you absolutely need to try out watercolors on
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It’s impossible to catch and keep floating bubbles, but with a partner you can capture sparkling paint bubbles in a colorful new way!
Kentucky is home to many wonderful and diverse freshwater fish. In fact, only Tennessee and Alabama have more freshwater fish than the 244 species found in Kentucky. So even though we don’t rehabilitate fish here at Fox Run EEC I wanted to introduce you to them.
ENVISION MATH CENTERS! I have been using Envision for quite some time now and each year I am increasingly frustrated with the lack of resources in the form of Centers & Games for our students. Therefore, I have decided to create my own games and resources and my students LOVE THEM. My math lessons have been transformed as my students look forward to math centers each day! How do I use these in my classroom?- SO many different ways! Warm Ups - I will sometimes use these resources as a warm up. The Work Mats or Recording Sheets included are perfect for putting into a plastic sleeve while students show their work. Math Centers - After we complete our Daily Math Lesson in our Envision Books, students will go directly to their assigned center for that day. We will rotate to different centers so each student has an opportunity to work in all centers. [These rotations may take a few days to ensure all students absorb the skills] Download Preview File Please make sure to download the preview file. Please ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing. This 2.0 Envision Topic 8 Product includes: Coin & Dollar Bill Posters (9) Activity/Game for each lesson [Lessons 1-8] Lesson 1: Coin Clip Cards Lesson 2: Coin Task Cards & Work Mat Lesson 3: Dollar Bill Task Cards Lesson 4: Dollar Bill Memory Game Lesson 5: Cents & Dollars Task Cards &Work Mat Lesson 6: Telling Time BINGO Lesson 7: Telling Time Go Fish Lesson 8: Telling Time Puzzles Bonus Game: Time QR Code Task Cards ***NOW AVAILABLE: 2nd Grade Topic 9 Math Centers! *** 2nd Grade Envision Topic 9 Math Centers Interested in any of these products sold separately? Coin Clip Cards Copyright © Katie Shadley - All rights reserved. Purchase of this item grants that purchaser the right to reproduce the contents for use in one classroom only. Redistribution or duplication of this product is strictly forbidden. Use in multiple classrooms will require the purchase of additional licenses. Copying, recreating, or modifying this product for the intended purposes of redistribution or selling is strictly forbidden. Please leave feedback as I am always trying to make my products better and more applicable to you! If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Connect with Me! Teachers Pay Teachers - TPT Store Instagram - @LoveFirstTeachSecond Pinterest - Love First Teach Second on Pinterest Keywords: Envision Math, 2nd Grade, 2.0, Math Centers, Envision Math Games, Envision Math Centers, Math Resources, Money Math Centers, Coins, Telling Time Math Centers, Time Math Centers, Analog and Digital Math Centers, Dollar Bills
This product contains comprehension questions for the books in lessons 11-20 (including questions for both of the two-way stories of book 15) of the Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Gold Kit. Each book has at least a two page sheet of questions to go along with the book (the questions used may include multiple choice, true/false, or short answer). Each book typically has at least 10 questions to go with it (some more, some slightly less). The questions are great to be used during group time, as formal/informal assessments, etc. ** Answer Keys are included - at the end of the resource for easy grading/checking. This following stories were used: Lesson 11 - Andromeda Clark Walks on the Moon Lesson 12 - Making Art for Fish Lesson 13 - The Pocket Watch Lesson 14 - Glow-in-the-Dark Animals Lesson 15 - Coyote's Dinner (Two-Way Book) Lesson 15 - Holding Up the Sky (Two-Way Book) Lesson 16 -Fake Cake Lesson 17 - Trying Out Lesson 18 - The Turning Point Lesson 19 - The Story of Naismith's Game Lesson 20 - The Thorny Dragon ** More lessons for the Gold Kit coming soon **
