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Aquarium Crayon Resist

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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 and paint over the picture with watered down tempera paint to create an aquarium scene.

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the rainbow fish, children's literature

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aquarium drawing, crayon resist drawing, rainbow fish, english language arts
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Pre-K - K
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English Language Arts
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