Sea Animals
Use shapes and lines to draw sea animals and plants and identify and use correct colors for each ocean animal or plant.
Resources
- Pencils
- 9×12” white drawing paper
- Oil pastels or crayons
- Googly eyes
- Elmer’s liquid glue
- Watercolor paint boxes
- Newspaper
- Water cups and table salt
- Over in the Ocean by Marianne Berkes
- Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward, T.J. Marsh and Kenneth Spengler
- Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae
- 1-2-3 Draw Ocean Life by Freddie Levin
Fine Art Standards
The student can control the pencil in various directions. The student can understand and use a variety of lines in creating artwork. The student can identify the 3 basic shapes. The student understands that artwork can contain organic shapes. The student can draw organic and geometric shapes. The student can recognize and name colors.
Integrated Standards
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. With prompting and support, identify characters, settings and major events in a story. With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story. Identify the front cover, back cover and title page of a book.
Objectives
The student will be able to identify the front cover, back cover and title page of a book. They will be able to begin to tell the difference between author and illustrator, and answer questions about the story. The student will also be able to follow step-by-step instructions to create a drawing of ocean animals and plants. They will be able to use lines and shapes to block-in their drawing and then identify colors to use for each of the animals and plants in their picture.