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LP1: Paints & Colors
Before the artist comes:Teachers and students look at and discuss a variety of picture books with stories and illustrations showing all kinds of insects--butterflies, caterpillars, ladybugs, ants, beetles, & moths. Then with the artist, students paint freely on refrigerator-size cardboard boxes which have been prepped with one solid color by adults. They talk about colors, ways of using the brush, what happens when colors mix, etc.
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LP2: Printmaking
Students use various objects to print on large pieces of construction paper. When dry, they cut shapes to be used for the insect parts—bodies, heads, legs, and wings.
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LP3: Putting Parts Together: Assembling the Bugs
One group of students works on assembling insects, using the printed construction paper they made, bubble wrap, pipe cleaners, tissue paper, and plastic “eyes.” Another group paints butterflies on large folded pieces of paper that have been cut into butterfly shapes. After looking at pictures of butterflies and discussing patterns, they paint their designs with tempera paints. The papers are then folded the reverse way and pressed to make a symmetrical butterfly.
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