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Into the Reef
By: Casey Pennell August 11, 2025
On Day 1, students will use oil pastels in blue, white, and pink to draw flowing lines across their paper to mimic water, inspired by Van Gogh’s swirling...
Exploring the Deep with Submarines
By: Casey Pennell August 11, 2025
On Day 1, students will learn about how submarines are used to explore the deep ocean. After the introduction, students will create painted papers for...
Layers of the Sea
By: Casey Pennell August 11, 2025
Step One Students will create two types of painted paper—one using cool blues, whites, and indigos for the ocean, and another with browns for sand—by...
Divers of the Deep
By: Casey Pennell August 11, 2025
Step One On Day 1, students will begin by listening to the read-aloud Shark Lady by Jess Keating, which introduces the importance of ocean life and...
Rainbow Pattern Turtles
By: Casey Pennell August 11, 2025
Step One The teacher will read a book about the ocean and sea turtles (of their choice) to the students. The teacher will guide students through questions...
Shells that Smile
By: Casey Pennell August 11, 2025
Step One Teacher will demonstrate how to use bubble wrap and paint to create ocean textures, modeling how to apply light blue, indigo, and white paint....
Shape Masking
By: Casey Pennell February 6, 2024
Step 1: Attach the shape of choice with an easy-to-remove tape. (Painter’s tape, masking tape.) Step 2: (Optional) It may be good to apply a light layer...
Colorful Castle
By: Casey Pennell December 18, 2023
Draw the horizon line Draw 4 vertical lines on top of the horizon line Draw a rainbow line connecting two of the vertical lines. This will create two...
Realistic Pineapple
By: Casey Pennell December 7, 2023
Step One. Paint your background. Step Two. Create your pineapple. Draw an oval (Hint: Make sure the oval is bigger than your fist. Use a tracer if...
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