This was a quick one day lesson to go along with a sea-themed music program. I mixed up a bunch of colors of tempera paint, and watered it down a bit. Students started by painting a half circle on their paper in one color, making sure it was pretty drippy. Then they dipped their paintbrush back in the water and added more water to the bottom of their half circle. After that they picked up their paper and did a little tapping (vertically) against the table to get the tentacles to drip down. They did each jellyfish one at a time, picking a new color for each one. Finally they did a little splatter painting. This was fun- the kids really got excited when some of the tentacles ran together and changed colors.
These are beautiful! I think I will try these someday!
ReplyDeleteOh, what fun! I want to do this! You are about to be pinned...
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ReplyDeleteLovely! So beautiful! So easy! So fun! Thank you so much for the idea!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to decide on a quick and foolproof kindergarten activity and this may be just the thing!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this activity! I just did this with my students last week. I am a music teacher and I incorporated poetry, movement and music into doing this art project. It was so much fun! Have a look at our results over on my blog staytunedmusicteacher.blogspot.com! I mention you in my post and have included a link to your blog. I love your stuff!
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I love the jellyfish!! Is there a way to receive your blog posts via email? Your ideas are fantastic!!
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How adorable!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful....how do I follow your blog? I love so many of your ideas! Thank you for sharing them.
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