5th & 6th - Shine on!

May your days be merry and bright!

5th & 6th grade just finished their one-point perspective drawings, which required so much focus and precise attention to detail. Today we needed a fun little project as a change of pace.

So, out came the Christmas lights!

This was a great lesson in value, without needing to draw traditional value scales. We drew a few lights on our paper in pencil, and then used oil pastels to add color. 

The kids noticed that the center of the light was the brightest, and the color faded toward the outside edges of the bulbs. They also noted that the lights reflected off one another, causing additional areas of bright light.

And of course, our jokester noticed that one of my lights was broken.