What is a line?
This question began a group conversation with my 2nd grader students. We discussed how lines are all around us - we use them to file in the hallways, help us write neatly on paper, connect dot to dots, however, we all agreed that a line can look very different when drawn on paper. Together, we shared our ideas about lines and recorded how we see lines on a group chart. We then labeled the examples and practiced using this vocabulary: horizontal, vertical, diagonal, zig-zag, curved, loop-d-loop, bumpy, etc. The class then transitioned back to their work areas and began using these lines to create their gigantic fish.
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| An example of the interactive anchor chart created by Mrs. O'Neil's class |
As students began to design their fish, I demonstrated how to fill the paper. Each student was working on a very large piece of paper - 18x24 - so I showed the class how to start with the tail on one side, then fill the inner space by drawing the fish's body, followed by adding fins to fill in the top and bottom of the paper.
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| LOVE the eye and eyelashes on this fish :) |
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| This student is working hard tracing his hammer head shark! |
During the second class, students began using sharpies to trace their fish and practice patterns to create the "scales" of their fish. Students divided their fish's body into 7-8 sections and then made different line and pattern combinations in the spaces. I modeled the first two as a group using suggestions from the class and then let students complete their fish "scales" on with their own artistic imagination. The remainder of the class was devoted to adding color. Students used watercolors to make a splash.
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| Such detailed lines and patterns |
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| Look at those scales |
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| Spreading out on the floor to add color to this school of fish |
More to come as these fish go from being 2-D to
3-D!
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