Safari

The assignment this week dealt with warm and cool colors.  We first chose an animal that we might find on an African safari; I chose an elephant.  Using a sky blue colored pencil, which is a cool color, I sketched the elephant out, not too light, but dark enough where you would be able to see it when you put on your "special glasses".  Using warm colors such as red, red-violet, yellow, and orange, I drew layers of shapes and lines over the elephant.  When finished, I was not able to see the elephant by looking at the paper.  However, when I put on the glasses, I could see the elephant perfectly.  The warm colors acted as a camouflage for the elephant!  

 An extension activity could be giving students a different theme to work with.   The theme could be "What I Did Over Spring Break".  Students would follow the same steps as the safari activity, just have a different picture camouflaged.  This would be a good activity to do when students first get back from break as a way to share what they did during their time off!