I did this lesson with Kindergarten. The objective was for students to practice making many types of lines, to create shapes by combining lines (avoiding stick figures), and to explore warm and cool colors.
Part 1
I showed a photograph of an octopus. Where do they live? What are these arms called? How many are there? Can you do different things with your arms all at the same time like an octopus? as I rub my belly and pat my head. Students try the same.
Their octopuses were to be especially crazy. How many types of lines can they use in their tentacles? As a class, we brainstormed as many types of lines as we could think of- straight, wavy, zig-zag, curly, spiral, dotted, long, short, etc. On watercolor paper, students drew an octopus head. For the first leg, I guided them on the board to demonstrate how I don't just make ONE line for a leg. Each line has to come back to the head to make a shape.
Students drew the remaining 7 legs on their own. They were encouraged to try many types of lines, making their octopuses as crazy as possible.
Part 2
We started the class talking about things that were hot or warm. Fire, the sun, the stove!
What color are those things? We looked on the color wheel and pointed out the yellow, red, orange.
Using crayon students colored their Octopuses using only warm colors.
We then looked at the color wheel as we discussed the colors that come to mind when we think about the water where octopuses live. Blue, Green!
What does if feel like when you jump in the water?
Cold!
Using watercolor, students painted cool colors only for their octopuses' background.
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