For this project students utilized the concept of tints and shades, and shapes. First, students were allowed to pick one shape that they were going to use in their project. The teachers reviewed a few different shapes, including circles, squares, triangles, and rhombi. The teachers also had stencils and cups, etc. for students to utilize when drawing circles, because circles can be difficult to draw. Students were encouraged to use a multitude of sizes in their project, and were required to have at least 7 shapes that overlapped in their project. Once the drawing part was done, students were given one color of paint and a little bit of black and white paint. To begin with, students were told to put a little bit of purple paint into their white paint and mix it together. Then the students painted a line of this color onto a practice sheet of paper. After this, students were told to put a little bit more purple paint into their white and mix it together again. Students were asked to paint this color right below their previous tint. Then students were asked to paint some of their sections of their circles using at least 3 tints. After this, students were told to add a little bit of black to their purple paint. They were asked to paint a line of this color on their practice sheet. They were then asked to add a little more black to their purple mixture and paint the resulting color on their practice sheet. After this, students were asked to paint a few more sections of their project utilizing at least 3 different shades of purple. Finally, students were required to paint at least 1 section of the circles the original color. As homework, students were asked to outline their shapes using a permanent marker.
An extension activity for this project would be to have students make one of these paintings for all of the shapes that they learn in math. These paintings could then be placed up on the wall as learning aids. By doing this, students would have ownership in their learning.
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