Spooky Branches

This was a super messy project but well worth it, in my opinion! 

I found the lesson HERE on the Elle & Lou blog and it gives great directions. 

Instead of charcoal, we used chalk pastels for the background

Grade 6 students started out by tracing a circle for the moon, then blending different dark tones of chalk pastel (including black) to create a moody night sky. 

The desks (and floor! and students!) were covered in chalk pastel!!

The next class students drew on a tree branch- this was really difficult for alot of them! I was actually surprised- even after I demonstrated it for them, quite a few struggled, so next time I teach this I will have them draw a practice branch first. Then they painted the branch using black tempera paint.

For the final step, they highlighted the tops of the branches with white chalk.