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.

We have also been learning about some of the elements of design: line  (e.g., thick, thin, wavy, zigzag, broken, spiral, jagged, etc.), shape and colour.

Here is a picture of the children exploring colour mixing by using the primary colours; red, yellow and blue to create secondary ones; orange, green and purple.

The children created their very own chameleon using what they had learned about the different elements of design.  First, they used oil pastels to draw the background.  Then, they painted over it with a blue watercolor. Aren’t they lovely?