PREP NOTES FOR LESSON 2 Gather soft pastels in earth colors only: browns, reds, black, and white. These choices will more closely match the colors that were available to an artist working in the caves. Tell children why their color choices have been limited. You might want to add a book or other resource that has pictures of cave art in other caves. This will generate ideas for your child’s animal art. Be prepared to demonstrate how we will make our paper bumpy, like a cave wall. Crumple the paper and gently unfold it. This is fun for children, because it’s unexpected. Demonstrate that art is fun. Spray the pictures when completed. Hairspray dries quickly, so the artwork can be attached to the black sheet soon after spraying. This will eliminate unwanted smearing of the pastel on the work of art. If more marks are drawn on the black border, spray the entire piece again when your child is finished. Step outdoors as you seal the works with hairspray so that fumes do not accumulate within the room.
OUTSIDE THE HOME ENVIRONMENT
When instructing a group outside the home environment, prepare a sheet of brown paper for each student and a few extra sheets for demonstration. Sheets of brown paper can be torn from a roll of packing paper. Tear the paper against the edge of a table so that it is a bit rough around the edges.
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