A different kind of watercolor...

Inspired by THIS art lesson, we started by drawing a shape in the center of a square piece of paper with permanent marker.

Kid traced around the shape a few times, then added a path going North, East, South, and West (to attach to other pieces.)

Next, they added a little marker, and painted over the washable marker w/ just water and a paintbrush to give a blended effect!

5th Grade Tessellations

For years, 5th grade students have designed tessellations for their math curriculum.  This year, they've got a new curriculum for math, and I get to bring tessellations back to my room!

We start out with a 3"x3" square, cut one edge in a random line, then tape it to the opposite side.  We do the same thing to another side, then trace the shape onto a piece of paper and color.

See instructions HERE!

Patterned Hearts

Inspired by this lesson, students started by cutting out a symmetrical heart.  Next, they used a ruler to make "stripes" and filled them w/ patterns.