Rainbow Trout 3rd grade

This is from Apex art room blog.  Our students learn about trout in their Michigan studies and I loved the idea of a cross curriculum art project.  I was pleased that every student was excited about the chance to draw a trout.

 

We looked at several pictures of rainbow trout on the projection screen and they tried to fill up their 6" x 18" white drawing paper with their drawing. I had them trace it all with permanent marker and use the marker to make the black shapes on the fish.

Then the "wild life artists" used watercolor paint to match the colors they saw on the fish pictures. 

After the pictures dried we cut them out. Everyone has made remarks about how great the fish paintings look hanging on our bulletin board!