Each year for Earth day I would teach some kind of special unit. This lesson is great for older children and is one I did with third, fourth and fifth graders and was part of our Endangered Animal's Unit. Materials needed are just large sheets of paper, pencil and either crayons or colored pencils and possibly black sharpie markers to outline with if desired. At my school, we had Virtual Reality glasses which was a great way to kick off the unit! Students were so excited they could barely contain themselves. They went on a really fun VR trip to the Rainforest, moving down a huge kapok tree seeing sloths, an anaconda, birds, and butterflies and then traveled down the Amazon River to a cave. The VR video showed examples of the destruction to the Amazon Rainforest (just one of many biomes we studied). You can do this at home too! First, search out a good video of the Amazon Rainforest on Youtube to watch. Next, discuss why it is important to protect this shrinking ecosystem and its endangered animals. I would ask your child how each creature's habitat is important and unique and how animals adapt to that environment. I would push them to think of ways to save these incredible creatures from extinction. Finally, have your child/student draw a huge mural of their chosen biome such as the African Savanna or the Rainforest including the respective endangered animals that live there. It should include animals from the food web found there with colorful birds, insects, snakes, sloths, chameleons, leopards, and frogs, for example. I suggest doing this with siblings or you, using their best drawing skills. Below are a few examples of my students' finished artwork. A worksheet is also attached below. Enjoy!
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AuthorMy name is Mrs. Krupa and I'm an elementary art teacher at Oxbow Elementary. I'm a professional harpist turned art teacher of 20 years. I'll share art lessons and ideas on these pages, what works and doesn't. Enjoy! Categories
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