My 3rd grade students recently tried charcoal for the first time, and they did a great job! We made snowmen with shading. Snowmen are wonderful for teaching students how to create light and shadows in art; they're so fun that the kids stay motivated!
Love this lesson! Doing it with my 3rd grade this week!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that! I was surprised how much my students love charcoal. I don't enjoy working in charcoal because it's so messy, but the kids think it's fun when their fingers turn black :).
DeleteIs that just white chalk, or is that white charcoal as well? I would love to try this. Our building switched to white boards ages ago and I have a ton of white chalk everyone gave me when they got their dry erase markers. This would be a great project to use some of that chalk up! I'm so glad I found your blog from a link on Art with Mr. E. I've found a lot of great projects I want to try!
ReplyDeleteIt's white charcoal. I don't know how chalk would work, but it would be worth trying!
DeleteHi Mrs young..What sthe name of the paper you used?..
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