A day at the beach

What do you need?

• drawing sheet 
• white drawing sheets
• tempera paint
• brushes
• scissors
• markers and/or pencils
• glue

Before

Talk about a day at the beach: things (to do) on the sand, things (to do) in the water and things (to do) in the air. Talk about people standing in the water: they seem to have half legs!

Cover four tables with newspaper and put three containers with paint on it:

• yellow and a little brown besides (beach) + two big brushes
• blue and a little green (seawater) + two big brushes
• blue and white (air) + two big brushes 
• white (surf) + two brushes to stamp

Instruction
Show how to paint the beach: a lot of yellow on the brush and a little brown for the beach (do not mix!). Do the same with blue and white for the air, and blue with green for the sea. Make wavy motions with the brush to accentuate the water. Finish with a white stamping brush for the surf.

While four students are painting, the others can start with the drawing part of this lesson

What should you do?

1. Paint the beach and let dry. 
2. Draw people and things you see on the beach.
3. Color with markers or color pencils.
4. Cut your drawings and paste them on the beach, in the water or the air.

Artworks made by students of grade 5.