Setting Up Our Sketchbooks

The fifth graders finished preparing their mini-sketchbooks made from a single sheet of 12x18" paper.
We'll be using these for weekly assignments that will prepare and extend our understanding of the concepts covered in our 5th grade units of study.  The first two assignments have been...
1)  Define value and draw a value scale.
2)  Glue down half a leaf and complete the other side.

The fifth graders have been looking at and discussing how artists use a range of value to create a sense of depth.  They'll be experimenting with tints and shades in their upcoming paintings and, just for fun, the fifth graders have been challenged to coming up with 100 different colors using only red, yellow, blue, white and black.