Scratchboard: 2nd and 3rd grade

 Inspired by this framed artwork that's been in the hall forever, I came up with a copy-cat project for my second and third graders. Students drew an animal in an environment on a piece of tagboard. Students pressed hard with the crayon so it was smooth and every white space was filled in. I painted over the top with a mixture of black tempera paint and dish soap. Students scratched off the black in a pattern to reveal the pictures underneath.

I'm not sure why all of these are sideways, but I will fix it eventually!

African Sunsets: 3rd Grade

Third graders experimented with mixing colors on a paper rather than in a dish. I've seen similar projects online saying this project deals with value, but we did not emphasize this. Our focus was on contrast, shape, and painting techniques!

Here is my smaller example:

Below are the pieces created by some of my students! They did an excellent job!