Hello! This first post is going to be to show you one of my very first projects done with the fifth graders... TESSELLATIONS!
After the kids made the templates, I had them trace in pencil then outline in sharpie. I then let them choose if they wanted to add alternating colors using pastels or markers. I am showing you a couple of the ones done is oil pastels. Next time I do this I plan on only letting them use pastels. The ones done in markers came out looking plain old messy and the students agreed.
A piggy!
Cats
Alligators
Penguins
Leaves (Loved the fall colors)
So the elephant one on the bottom didn't quite come out right, but I still think it was one of my favorites. We studied the art of M.C. Escher of course. The kids LOVED trying to figure out the illusions he created.
