Date: September 15, 1999

Grade Level(s): 2, 3

Subject(s):

• Arts/Visual Arts

Description: Pebble Painting will be incorporated with the book, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Students will be collecting and using pebbles to create painting designs.homophone This lesson can be integrated with a reading lesson that can be going on in the classroom. As a suggestion one could incorporate the book, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig.

Goals: Student will:

• enjoy pebble painting, understand that when engaging in pebble painting one does not have to have artistic ability.
• appreciate their own work and the work of others
• develop individual thinking and creativity in art
• use their fine motor skills when moving the pebble around in a box.

1. use their imaginations and creativity skills.
2. explain what happens when two and then three colors mix.

• 3 different size pebbles that are cleaned for each student
• 3 primary colors of tempera paint
• 3 spoons per student
• white paper cut into a shape of a pebble
• boxes no deeper than 4 inches
• tape
• paper towels

Motivation and Warm Up: Motivate students to pebble paint by first reading the story, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig. After finishing the story, show a few examples of pebble painting. Question students to stimulate discussion by asking:

1. How do you think pebble painting is done?
2. What do you think the finished product will look like when completed?
3. What happens when two primary colors are mixed?
4. What will happen if all three colors are mixed?

1. Students will first choose three different sized pebbles.
2. Students will tape the paper to the box.
3. Each student will dip two pebbles into the two colors they choose.
4. Placing the pebbles on the paper, students will now start to shake or tilt the box creating the design.
5. After pebble painting with the two colors are completed, students will now use all three primary colors and pebbles to paint their second painting.
6. Once students are finished, there will be a designated drying place for all pebble paintings.
7. Finally, students will clean up their area and put away all materials used.

Clean Up: When students are finished, each child is responsible for cleaning his/her area. Materials (pebbles and spoons) will be thrown away and students will remove their pebble paintings from the boxes to be placed in a drying area.