I preassembled the background and frame, using 9 X 12 sky blue construction paper, backed by 10 X 13 white and 11 X 14 black paper.
Students wrote their names in the lower right-hand corner and then chose their truffula tree color from orange, red, and yellow tempera paint. They painted a circle onto the sky blue paper:
... and filled it in. The brush strokes helped give the truffula tree top a fluffy, textural look:
Using a thin brush, students then added a black tree trunk, letting the brush move this way and that, stopping right before meeting the edge of the blue paper:
It looks like a balloon, doesn't it?
After letting the tree top and trunk dry...
... the Stars painted white stripes onto the trunk using a Sharpie paint marker:
... and dabbed some green grass at the base of the blue paper.
Once our bulletin board is finished, I'll share it here on the blog for you to see!
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It's almost time for the annual wearing-of-the-Sneetch-shirt! Click here to be taken to the tutorial.
~Michaele
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