Pumpkins with Marker/Water

In this 2 day lesson, these K & 1 students followed a guided step by step demonstration on how to draw a pumpkin. Afterwards, they learned how to paint with markers. They could include a background or a smiley face for their pumpkin.

Supplies:

-9” x 12” paper (thick)

-Markers

-Sharpies

-Pencil/Eraser

-Watercup

-Paintbrushes

Students followed along to a guided step by step demonstration on how to draw a pumpkin with a pencil. After they drew it with pencil, they went over it with a black sharpie. They could also draw a background on this day if they desired or a face for their pumpkin.

On the final day, the students learned how to paint with markers through a demonstration. First, they would trace the inside outline of their pumpkin with a colored marker of their choosing. Then, they would dip their paintbrush in their water cup and put the paintbrush over their marker lines while filling in their pumpkin. They could paint their background if they liked to.