When Everything Old is New Again Lesson Plan

When Everything Old is New Again

What if dinosaurs came back? Use your imagination to paint a futuristic habitat for dinosaurs!

1. On a large sheet of watercolor paper or heavy drawing paper, sketch an imaginary dinosaur in its futuristic habitat with Crayola® Colored Pencils.

2. Experiment first with different techniques to make texture, such as these:

Texture painting: Apply Crayola Washable Paint or Tempera Paint with interesting objects such as sponges, cotton swabs, or fan brushes.

Dry brush: Use a brush with most of the paint already brushed out to create hairy effects.

Spatter paint: On wet paper, pull a craft stick over a stiff, paint-loaded brush. Try using two colors, one on each side of the bristles, for variety.

3. Apply paint to the colored pencil drawing, using selected techniques to create texture.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

Wood—By its nature, wood is rough and may contain splinters or sharp points

Dinosaurs are perennial favorites. Help children grasp their variety of sizes and types. Visit museums or archeological digs. Follow the news about the latest finds.
Older students can research theories about why the dinosaurs disappeared. What would be necessary to bring them back?
Write stories from the viewpoints of dinosaurs, old and new. How has the world changed? What challenges no longer exist? What new ones have arisen?