Chatty Cherry Stories
Read and respond to literature and create original stories and illustrations, focusing on details of people, places, and things.
1. Read Vera Williams' Cherries and Cherry Pits. Talk about Bidemmi's drawings and the stories she creates about her drawings using her imagination.
2. Create your own story world. Use Crayola® Washable Markers to draw a background of trees filled with cherries or your favorite fruits. Tell your story to a listening friend as you draw. Then switch roles and listen to your friend's story as his or her pictures grow and grow.
3. Cover your work area with newspaper. Use Crayola Washable Watercolors and Crayola Watercolor Brushes to paint a self-portrait in the setting you drew. Add clothing in your favorite colors, patterns, and styles. Tell a detailed story about yourself as you create your artwork.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.
Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.
- Record stories as they are being told. Transcribe them, and add written text to pictures. Bind the collections of stories and drawings into books.
- Explore the difference between drawing and painting. Wet each watercolor pan with a few drops of water squeezed out of a wet paintbrush. Paint areas rather than outlines, using a damp but not dripping brush, dipped in wet watercolors. Experiment.
- Use other children's literature to explore art techniques such as colored pencil drawings, chalk, painting, and collage.
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