09 November, 2014

Castles and Dragons

As part of their unit on fairytales, myths and legends, students in grades one and two learned how to draw and paint castles and dragons using a range of media. We discussed common themes in fairytales such as kings and queens, castles, monsters, dragons, fairies and witches. Each class brainstormed a list of ideas and then followed a directed line drawing to draw a basic castle shape. We focused on the shapes, lines and patterns in castles and drew our pictures using black oil pastels. We added colour to our castles by painting with watercolour paints in bright colours. We then cut our castles out for display.
Our dragons were made using ripped pieces of tissue paper and glue. Students were encouraged to rip the tissue, rather than cut it with scissors. This gave the students unique and wonderful shapes for their dragons. Once dry, students added extra details such as scales, eyes and claws using a black oil pastel. Students then cut their dragons out for display. A fantastic way to start the term!












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