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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Resources created by Barbara Zimmerman

Calico Watercolor Cats
This two-class lesson focuses on students learning how to draw a cat using geometric shapes, learning and applying wet-on-wet technique of watercolor painting, and using crayon to create area surrounding cats. The final art product will be a mixed media painting of one cat and one kitten in an indoor or outdoor environment. Students will orally present their completed artwork using prepositions and nouns to describe the location of their cats.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education and English Language Development)
By Barbara Zimmerman and Heidi Summers.