Kindergarten Solomon the Crocodile Art

Lesson Background:

My Kindergarten class were learning about the difference between short and long 'o' sounds and how to make them.  We read the story, "Solomon the Crocodile" and hunted for 'o' sounds.  We then made these beautiful artworks based on those I found at https://artroombritt.blogspot.com/2018/04/catherine-rayner-solomon-crocodile-in.html and https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b0/86/5c/b0865c80a336972454c0cb53ab787b32.jpg

Lesson Materials (per student)

1 piece trimmed A3 white art paper

1 lead pencil and rubber

A watercolour paint palette

A waterpot 

A thin and medium-thickness paintbrush

A black sharpie

Lesson steps:

1.  We read the book and discussed the shapes and images found in the illustrations.

2.  I modelled how to draw the crocodile step-by-step as the children followed along with their own drawing.

3.  I demonstrated how to use the wet-on-wet watercolour technique, whereby the children lightly painted their crocodiles with water and then dabbed colours into it so that they spread and ran into each other a little.

4.  We painted the background dragonflies, flowers and/or large leaves.

5.  We used the wet-on-wet technique for the background painting, using colours we each liked.

6.  When the background was nearly dry, we used our thin brushes to paint in grasses.

7.  When the artwork was dry we outlined with black sharpie.

Student Artworks:

The artwork I modelled techniques with