2nd Grade

Tints & Shades

In this project, we experimented with the idea of what a tint is vs a shade.

This took about 2-3 days to complete.  Day 1: printing circles / adding shade

Day 2/3: making a variety of tints

This lesson lead into the next lesson to show light/shadow using tints & shades.

(12"X18" Paper, Tempera Paint, Styrofoam Cups)

Light & Shadow

Not only did we show light & shadow using tints & shades, but we also transformed a flat shape to make it appear as a 3D form.

Students already had knowledge of tints / shades from the week/2wks prior.  

We did this project step-by-step, starting with the circle.  Then adding true color to the sphere, then adding a tint to show light & completing the wall using 2 different tints.  

---Note:  Throughout the process, I would walk to each student & squeeze the appropriate amount of black or white for each painting on their plates....this helped to organize the process & limit wasted paint.---

Finally, we added a shade to the ground, being careful make a darker shade (& not just black) for hte shadow.  I would say that this project had a tremendous success rate.  

They were so excited about each painting.  Love it.

(This 2nd painting was inspired by Mr. E's blog...thanks for a great project!)

(9"X12" paper, circle templates, tempera paint)