Students review what a pattern is and they create a pattern on a fish. They are reminded that patterns do not change halfway through and they paint over it with watercolor paints. They display their fish on the walls.

Students create a crayon resist drawing as a literature response. In this literature response and art lesson, students listen to the book, Rainbow Fish, noting all of the colorful fish. They use wax crayons to draw a picture of a fish...

Students are read "The Rainbow Fish" and discuss characteristics of being a good friend. They create their own fish to show the qualities they discussed. They receive one scale to add to the fish.

Students experience an art project as a follow up to reading The Rainbow Fish.

Learners, using drawing tools on the computer, or with paper and pencil, diagram and label a fish.

Students read the book Swimmy, by Leo Lionni. They study his method of illustrating and then create an underwater scene of their own using the same method.

Students use different textures and mediums to paint with.

Students design their own bunny mask to follow-up reading the book, Runaway Bunny.

Students examine social skills that are needed to be someone's friend. They are read a book about friendship and identify the characteristics they would want in a friend. They create a rainbow from their handprints.

Students design their own bunny mask to follow-up reading the book, Runaway Bunny.

Students "paint" with colored shaving cream.