Hello October! The month of the amazing pumpkin. One of my favorite go-to autumn lessons is the batik, or crayon resist pumpkin lesson! I tried it with kindergarten this week, and here are the basic steps. Use a strong tag board-preferably white-but I've gone dark as well. Use fat chalks to draw the contour lines of a "bumpy pumpkin" I have them draw a tall oval in the middle of the page, then long "C" curves on the left and right to add the bumps.
If needed, they add more bumps until the pumpkin is round enough, and draw a line on either side to show it sitting on a able top (and break up the space).
NOW is time for oil crayons. I reiterate they must not touch the chalk lines, but to color brightly and solidly in the spaces only. We then paint black tempera allll over he picture (adding a drop of liquid soap to the paint-makes it wipe off easier) and begin handing out wipes for wiping away the paint. (I have my delicious GoJo soap ready for the end of class-they love it)
I explain that in a fight, the paint beats the chalk, but the oil crayon resists, or beats the paint! (Or discuss oil vs water) here's how they turned out...
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