Cave Painting with Handprint First Grade Lesson

I did a different version of this project last year which included turning my closet into a "cave". This year with so many snow days we just seemed to run out of time! Students loved this one even without a cave to draw in because they were able to make a finger paint handprint as their signature.

Again we read parts of the chapter book
"Discovery In The Cave" and looked at posters of cave paintings.

I made a mud colored finger paint mixture and as a final touch, first graders put their handprints on their artwork as a cave artist "signature". This only took one art period but the results were very rewarding!