Vocabulary Words: Shape, Pattern

Materials: 9x12" white paper, crayons, blue tempera, paintbrushes

After reading the book "Rainbow Fish" and discussing some of the nicer qualities of sharing we drew our fish and added a checkerboard pattern to our fish. We colored them with crayons and then painted the water with tempera. (Time did not allow for coloring the entire fish, so we did not do crayon resist). This picture was taken before the final touches were added. I had some shiney colored purple paper that I picked up at prom last year. I cut it into 2" squares and taped them all over my shirt. When the students walked in I talked about how pretty I felt with my "shiny scales" and how I would feel even better by sharing. I gave each student one of my "scales". They then cut a small piece off and glued it onto their fish. They then put their scale on their own shirt. It was truely a wonderful experience!