Vocabulary Words: line patterns, directional, balance, outline

Materials: colored paper, scissors, glue, sharpies, tempera, markers

I read the book "Animal Dreaming: An Aboriginal Dreamtime Story" by Paul Morin to my 3rd grade class. We looked at the pictures and discussed the patterns and lines. Students then used their pencil erasers, dipping them in paint and creating a pattern, using only dots, and directing the eye. When the paintings were finished students then drew the animal of their choice on white paper. We used sharpie and a brown marker to create line patterns inside the animal. When completed students cut out their animal and glued it on their dot paintings.