Lesson #1 - Crayon Resist

The first lesson was done by Miranda and Kelly. Their lesson was titled "Blooming Into Spring" and was for 2nd graders. During this lesson, we learned about the process of crayon resist and some of the different vocabulary terms that go along with it. Using a 9" X 9" piece of paper, we were to draw an enlarged flower with bright colored crayons. During the lesson, they really stressed making sure we pressed down while coloring, to make sure the paint didn't go through. After coloring, we were then to paint black tempera paint mixed with water on our drawing, to give it a different effect. I chose to use bright pink for my flower, with a yellow center. A big point of this lesson was to create a focal point, like in the famous artist, Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings. 

An extension activity could be in science class when discussing the parts of a flower. After discussing the certain parts, like the petals, stem, leaves and center, have the students draw their own flower. You would have to stress for them to make sure they drew all parts of the flower so it went along with your science lesson.