Water Plants

crayola supplies

Paint Brushes
Erasable Colored Pencils
Markers
Giant Marker and Watercolor Pad

household supplies

recycled newspaper
paper towels
field guide
container(s) of water

Why?

Use Crayola® Washable Markers and wet Crayola Paint Brushes to create original artwork of wetlands plants and flowers.

Steps

1. Study the plants and animals that grow in wetlands, and how wetland ecology differs from that of other environments. Visit wetlands in your area. Observe vegetation and animals. Sketch details with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils on paper.
2. Cover a work area with recycled newspaper. Using your sketches and a field guide as references, draw several wetlands plants and flowers on white paper with Crayola Washable Markers.
3. Load a Crayola Paint Brush with clean water. Pull the water over the washable marker lines, allowing the color to soften and bleed into each other.

adaptations

Younger children and those with some types of special needs could experience success by shaping water plants from Crayola Model Magic. Color them with Crayola Washable Markers and blend the colors with water.

Create a local wetlands field guide. Label each drawing with the plant name, date, and location found. Revisit the site in different seasons.

benefits

Children identify the names and characteristics of wetlands plants and the animals that live in this environment.

Students learn about wetlands ecology concepts and represent their knowledge in original artwork.

grades

Pre-K and Kindergarten
Grades 1 to 3
Grades 4 to 6
Grades 7 to 12
Special Needs

subjects

Science
Visual Arts

time

Less than 1/2 hour
30 to 60 minutes
Multiple Sessions

curriculum standards links

US: Research U.S. Standards
UK: Research UK Standards
Canada: Research Canada Standards