Painting Lesson

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For the painting lesson, we painted our very own cacti and biomes. To start out this lesson, we presented a PowerPoint with the history of painting as well as some terminology relating to painting. We also presented a slideshow of biomes and provided a brief introduction to each one. We focused primarily on the desert biome and then played a fun, animated cactus song on YouTube. To begin, we started with painting our rock green. After our rock was completely covered in paint, we set it off the the side to dry. While we waited for that the dry, we began creating our biome on a sheet of white drawing paper. We folded the paper in half, and colored the bottom portion in crayon to add texture to the sand. We also added in a drawing of some more cacti and trees. We painted the top half with paint and created a sunset look. After our rock was completely dry, we glued on a set of googly eyes and then painted on our white specks to add texture to the cactus. After this step was complete, we placed the rock into the pot and then placed the finished cactus onto it's biome! 

An extension activity for this project would be for students to share a short story about their cactus and its biome. Students could name their cactus as well as the cacti in the background. Each student could create their own unique story about their cactus and its "home" and make it fun and silly. They could share these stories in front of the class or with a partner. :) 


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