Lesson
Inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night, students will fill the background of the cityscape with color to create a feeling of movement and atmospheric life
Recommended Ages
Preschool to first grade
Materials
Paper
Glue sticks
watercolor paint
Crayons, or oil pastels
Prep
Using either black paper or painted black paper, cut out city building silhouettes
Directions
1. Students see an example of a finished project.
We discussed different colors in the sky at different times of the day.
2. The students are then able to watercolor their entire paper with colors for their skies.
3. Once finished, put aside to dry.
4. Students are given black building cut-outs to color in windows with either crayons or oil pastels.
5. Finally, once watercolor papers are dry, buildings can be glued on top of the paper to create the final look.
Here’s an example of what one of the students at Fishtown created this week:
With Extra time this week, we traced leaves on paper and colored them in with crayons.
