Under Hawaiian Seas
Use your ears, eyes, hands and imagination to create a colorful underwater scene as described to you by a partner.
1. Explore the concept of Hawaiian seas through a shared read-aloud experience, video, or learning game. Imagine and then write detailed descriptions of underwater animal and plant life using Crayola® Colored Pencils. Which shapes do you see? Colors? Lines? Light? What is moving? Use vivid adjectives and lots of detail.
2. You and a partner read your descriptions to each other, listening carefully to build a mental image of the other child's scene.
3. Use Crayola Washable Watercolors, Watercolor Brushes, and Markers on watercolor paper to create the underwater scene described by your partner. Experiment with different effects on wet and dry paper using techniques such as these:
4. Compare your painting with your partner's written description. Discuss how words affect perceptions.
5. Mount paintings on black construction paper with Crayola Washable Glue Sticks to make an aquarium-like frame for exhibit.
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.
Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.
- Visit a local aquarium to give special needs students and less auditory learners a more visual experience prior to listening and writing experiences.
- Children can rewrite their descriptions after discovering details that were missing or misunderstood by their partners as evidenced by their partner's drawings.
- Have children use watercolors and markers to draw their own scenes before or after writing their descriptions. Then compare their drawings with those of their partners.
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