With a landscape like that in our very own backyard, how can we not go outside?! We've been lucky to have a gorgeous autumn, so we've taken full advantage of it by going outside to sketch our landscapes. Before doing so, the third graders viewed, studied and discussed Impressionist landscapes, specifically that of Claude Monet. We also spent some time breaking down landscapes into foreground, middleground and background. We even prepped our drawing surfaces with tissue paper to designate these three areas to help us focus on each particular section. We did have to do some repair work since the glue sticks weren't enough to hold down the layers of tissue paper, so we added a coat of watered down glue. Up next... painting!
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