We read a delightful book by Leo Lionni called A Color of His Own.  This book is about a little chameleon who notices that he does not have a color of his own like other animals.  The chameleon is sad because he is always changing color depending on where he is standing.  Finally, the chameleon finds a friend who teaches him that is OK to be different.  We loved the message that true identity comes from who you are inside.

The children wanted to create their own chameleon.  We used one of the elements of design: line  (e.g., thick, thin, wavy, zigzag, broken, spiral, jagged, etc.) to draw the background.  Then we painted it with watercolor paint.

Ask me what kinds of lines I used for my chameleon.