Cave Art
Today we make drawings all the time, without thinking about them. But it's pretty amazing that with just a pencil, we can create something completely new. Can you imagine that long, long ago, someone had to make the very first drawing? First graders looked at cave paintings from some of the first artists for inspiration for this project. We imagined what animals we would draw if we lived 30,000 years ago. We used neutral color oil pastels and brown paper bags to simulate the cave walls. Some students even added a handprint signature to their work!
Time Machines
When students finished, they worked in small groups to design time machines what would let them meet the real cave artists. Or travel to any place in time!