Art Project

Rationale:

• This art project is a wonderful way for students to make a butterfly. This is an art project and not a craft, so it allows the students to express themselves and choose their own colors and draw the butterfly how they choose. This project also teaches the students symmetry.

Materials:

• Paper

• Scissors

• Pencil

• Paint

• Painbrush

Motivation:

• "Kindergarteners we have been talking about butterflies this week. Today, I have an art project for you to make your own butterfly. I will show you how to make your butterfly and then allow you to go make your own!"

Steps:

• "First you will take your peice of paper and fold it in half the hambuger way."

• "Then you will draw your butterfly on one half of the peice of paper keeping part of the fold line in the drawing."

• "Next, using that same side you just drew your butterfly on, you will flip it over and paint that half of the paper on the side with no drawing."

• "Then, you will fold, on the fold line, the side that is painted together with paper. So the painted side will touch the other half of the paper."

• "You will rub the paper together so that the paint gets on the other half of the paper. Then unfold the paper and lay it flat to let it dry."

• "Once the paint is dry, fold the paper back in half and cut along the line of the drawing of you butterfly."

• "Then, unfold your butterfly and look at the finished product. Notice how both sides are the same? We can this symmetry."

Bibliography:

sharingkindergarten.blogspot.com

https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view