Warm and Cool Color Hearts

From one first grade class

First and second grade students made these beautiful hearts!  Together, we made a chart of warm and cool colors and used the chart to help sort the tissue paper squares.  It took one 45 to do this and fill a 9x9 inch paper with the tissue paper.  They LOVED this part of the project!  I was surprised by how much each class enjoyed working with the tissue paper.  

On the second and third days of the lesson, students made the painted papers and created new ways to use tools (scrub brush, medicine cups, Popsicle stick, bubble wrap, etc.) to make texture.  Second grade continued to focus on warm and cool colors.  I had first grade students pick a secondary color for their painted paper.

To finish, we traced a heart on the back of the tissue paper piece and glued it to the painted paper.  Then, we practiced our good painting techniques and added the black border around the hearts.  My first graders were so great with this step!  

Now to get the first grade hearts ready for the Night of the Arts in a month!

My messiest painted paper area, but one of the happiest