Port Portrait
Plan an imaginary cruise, using maps, studying other languages, and drawing scenes from your trip.
1. Identify exciting places your family or a school group, such as a language club, might visit on a boat or ship. Work together as a class, or in small groups, to plan an imaginary cruise. Plot the course of the trip on a map. Record the imaginary itinerary on a chart or calendar.
2. Make a portrait of your group waiting to leave one port on the cruise, using Crayola® Oil Pastels on construction paper. Depict the foreground and background scenery realistically, and show clothing appropriate for the climate. Blend layers of color in the background with a small piece of paper towel.
3. Describe the port scene and the feelings of each group member. Use vocabulary words that capture people's excitement and curiosity.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
- Children write about an entire imaginary family or school voyage. Refer to maps, Web sites, and brochures. Ask children probing questions as they revise and edit their work.
- Continue a series of drawings of an imaginary cruise. Bind the drawings together and add words to describe events and sights. Write in each country's language if possible.
- Invent riddles about the setting in the portrait. Can other students figure out where the portraits were made?
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