Students make pictures representing objects in space. Use of converging lines to create an illusion of space. Students build on prior lessons and are introduced to the idea of linear perspective. Simple pop-up techniques. Children practice use of scissors and accuracy in folding to create cards, books, or paper sculptures.
Children review of mixing primary colors to create secondary colors.
The color wheel is used to understand tertiary colors and to explore idea of controlling a color's variations. Children mix a limited palette of liquid tempera paints to create a broad range of colors for painting. Students make wearable masks of heavy poster board which relate to an area they are studying in their classroom, usually insects or Egypt. Students continue to be given the opportunity to discover their own methods for expression with a variety of tools and materials. This lesson repeats a Grade One project, and allows students and instructor to see the results of increased motor dexterity and understanding pictorial space.