Project #5 - Hidden Safari

The hidden safari project was a very fun and easy activity for students. Using a light blue colored pencil or crayon, students are to draw an animal you would see on a safari. One twist to this project is that students are to draw the animal upside down. This helps students realize the proper proportions. After the animal is drawn, students then draw any pattern of their choosing over top of the animal. This is to be done using warm colors such as red, yellow and orange. Once the drawing is completed, use construction paper to create a border. The red glasses are used to see the animal better when looking through them. 

An extension activity could be done in a science class when talking about the different types of animals in the world. Students could create a picture book of animals using the same technique I described above. They could incorporate mammals, insects, fish, birds, reptiles and many others. Once the students are done with their book, the rest of the class could look through it using the red glasses they created.