Hidden Safari

Summary: As first graders, our class went on a hidden safari. We made classes out of a red, see-through film. We then used the upside-down drawing method to hide our animals. We drew our hidden animals using a blue colored pencil. After we had completed our drawing, we took warm colors and created repeating shapes. Each repeating shape layer helped to hide the animal. After we completed our patterns, we used our glasses to find our animals in our projects.

Extension Activity: An extension activity could be grouping students together and having one student wear the glasses. All the artworks would be spread out around the room. The different groups of students would have to walk around the room and take turns wearing the glasses. Whoever is wearing the glasses would have to look at the animal and create clues to tell their group.