I've been wanting to create a lesson that incorporated chalk pastel for a while now. In the past I've always stuck with landscapes or a larger still life, but today I did slumbering bears with my class and they turned out as cute as can be. I kept the chalk pastel part of the project fairly simple since it was their first time experimenting with a new material. First we practice drew our bears sleeping. Start with a medium to large size circle in the middle of the paper. I emphasized that nothing should be drawn too small, blending chalk pastel works better in larger shapes. After drawing our circle for the head we filled in the rest of the face, added ears, a nightcap, collar, quilt cover, paws, and pillow. Next we outlined our drawing in sharpie and colored in the quilt, nightcap, and collar with oil pastels. Paint would work fine too! Using yellow and brown chalk pastel, we added color to the hands, face, and ears. We used a little blue chalk pastel for the pillow and some students added a purple shadow under the pillow. Too Cute! Enjoy!! (If you'd like detailed instructions for this lesson please feel free to email [email protected], thank you!)