Olympic athletes

Before

Start with the symbol of the Olympics: the colored rings. What do these rings mean? What colors do they have? How are they placed together? 

Ask some students to assume the position of an athlete, for example a skater or skier. Look at their posture: what is the position of their legs, arms and body? 

What do you need?

• scissors
• glue
• white drawing paper A1 size
• cardboard in Olympic colors
• copy of athlete
• compasses

What should you do?

This is a group work for five students. 

Take a big white sheet, cardboard in the colors of the Olympic rings and at least five copies of the athlete.

1. Each group member cuts an Olympic ring, using compasses and scissors. Be sure all rings have to be the same size.
2. Cut the ring in one place. Take a good look at which one should go forward and which should go behind it. Make sure the cut ends up under another ring so that you don't see it. 
3. Cut out the parts of the sports figure. Stick them in different sports positions around, behind, through and in front of the rings.

Patterned hearts

What do you need?

• drawing sheet 
• crayons
• liquid water color
• brush

What should you do?

1. Fold the sheet into 4 rectangles. 
2. Cut a heart out of a piece cardboard. 
3. Trace it four times with a pencil. 
4. Draw patterns in the hearts with crayons: stripes, circles, zigzag lines etc. Draw different patterns around the hearts.
5. Paint the sheet with liquid watercolor. The crayon will resist the ink.
   
   

Connected hearts

What do you need?

1. white drawing sheet 
2. small piece of cardboard
3. scissors
4. oil pastels
5. color pencils
6. watercolor paint
7. brush
8. pink of red paper
9. glue
10. metallic marker

What should you do?

1. Draw a heart on a piece of cardboard and cut out. 
2. Trace the heart several times on the drawing sheet. Make them overlap and draw on the edges as well. 
3. Draw smaller hearts within the traced ones with half cm space between the two lines. 
4. Draw and erase pencil lines of the overlapping hearts as if they weave together: below - above - below - above. 
5. Color the hearts between the double lines with oil pastels. 
6. Paint the sheet with watercolor paint and let dry. 
7. Trace hearts on both sides with colored pencils. 
8. Paste the artwork on a red or pink sheet.
9. Finish the hearts on the frame with a silver marker.