Kindergarteners, 1st graders, and 2nd graders were inspired by the incredible watercolor paintings in the book Agate. They immediately noticed how the animals were sparkly and shimmery - and not the right colors! Agate taught us that not only are we all special, but that art can be unique!
To create paintings inspired by Agate, each student received a piece of 9x12 tag board. I set up stations with liquid watercolors at each table and after a quick demonstration, the students were free to go to each station and mix colors. They could focus on just making agate colors, or create an animal they had in mind.
The next time classes met, they used watercolor crayons to add emphasis and details to the paintings. They sure are wonderful!
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