Grade 1 Triangle Tigers

This project was special and fun because it was a step-by-step lesson where I did not tell students what the end product was going to be! Students began with a black crayon and followed directions one at a time beginning with a giant "X" on their page. After adding many TRIANGLES and some other shapes to their "X" most students figured out they were drawing a cat, however, their last secret direction was to add triangles for tiger stripes! They were also super surprised when, after coloring the tiger orange and background purple, I showed them that their crayons also had a secret...they are actually PAYONS (paint crayons). Adding water to Payons turns the crayon into paint just like watercolors. We added some green triangles with construction paper once the paint dried so that our project included all three of the SECONDARY COLORS. Below are just a few of the many different tigers students drew. I especially love this project because though all students had the same directions they're all unique!

    Askyra's Triangle Tiger                                          Allie's Triangle Tiger

Ann's Triangle Tiger                                                 Emma's Triangle Tiger

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