Mixed-Media Snow Globe -1st Grade

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This is a new lesson I created for my first graders, and we just started it today at one of my schools. My students did such a great job drawing their houses and trees today! ( btw-that is my teacher example above) 

I’m thinking it’ll take 4 art classes to finish. 

Globe template is available now in my TpT store for $1.50 PDF printable template! Link to my TpT is HERE

DAY 1: 

Students get a template of the globe that I drew/copied on 80# drawing paper and draw along with me as I demo the house/tree/snow. They could add other details as well if they had space next to the house (which many did!) 

DAY 2: 

Draw details on the bottom of the snow globe in pencil.  (I’ll show kids how I made my snowflakes on the bottom of my globe – but they can draw whatever details they want). Sharpie over all pencil lines with a black fine point sharpie. Color in the house, tree, bushes, and other details using crayons. Then outline everything with a black crayon after.  Then add a little blue to the snow with crayon. 

DAY 3: 

Finish coloring if needed. Then they’ll draw some snow falling (SOME not tons!) with white crayon and paint the sky using turquoise liquid watercolor paint, adding salt while still wet.

DAY 4: 

Students create a 9×12” loom with either a red paper with green strips or green paper with red strips (strips are 1” x 9”). Then they’ll weave in their strips and glue down ends after each strip is in place. Then they’ll cut out their snow globe and glue onto their weaving with a glue stick. 

LEARNING GOALS: 

• Students use their previous knowledge on lines and shapes and can create a 3D looking house
• Students can make connections to math concepts (drawing geometric shapes, pattern recognition, measurements) 
• Students can define and create a crayon wax resist painting 
• Students explore salt resist techniques 
• Students can create a paper weaving and build upon their fine motor skills

Here are some Day 1 photos of student’s artwork from today, after I demonstrated how to draw the snow, house and tree! 

They did an incredible job and I can’t wait to see their finished artwork! 

Let me know if you’d be interested in a YouTube tutorial of this lesson. 

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I’ll post again here, as well as add the finished artwork to the “1st Grade Art Lessons” page once they are complete in a few weeks! ❄️❄️❄️

Please check out my previous most recent posts below! You can copy and paste each title in my search bar below to go directly to them.

• 1 Point Perspective Cityscapes 
• Snowy Owl Collage
• Mixed-Media Leaf Impressions 
• Art on a Cart
• Dotted Leaf Paintings 
• Drawing a Victorian House

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