Description: We got a piece of white water color paper where we drew any flower we wanted, the bigger and more emphasis, the better. Once we had our flower drawn, we used several different water color techniques to paint it. I used blotting, drawing with the end of the paintbrush, resistance, and salt painting. The blotting is where you paint the spot you want and then blot it with either a paper towel or saran wrap. Drawing with the end of your paint brush is where you paint and then draw with the other end. Resistance is where you use oil pastels and then paint over it and the pastels resist through. Salt painting is where you paint and then pour salt over it and it looks as if the flower has real texture, that and blotting were my two favorite painting techniques. Once we were done with painting it, we glued it on a piece of colored construction paper.
Extension Activity: For an extension activity I would have them do a scavenger hunt. I would make a list of different types of flowers and their descriptions of what they look like. The students would have to go find them and then take a picture with their ipad of each flower and mark which one they think it is. This would give them a chance to learn about flowers and incorporate some biology into art. They would then pick their favorite flower that they found on the scavenger hunt and then draw it and water color it using some of the same water color techniques.
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