1st Grade Texture Planets

My 1st grade students are learning about texture right now. We used texture rubbing plates to rub different patterns with crayons. The students began by tracing round objects on a white paper to make circles. Then, they placed different texture plates under their paper, and colored inside the circles. Lastly, they cut the circles out and glued them on a black paper. Finished pictures were decorated with construction paper crayons. I showed the students how to make a ring around a planet, how to draw stars, and how to make a space ship.