For this project, we learned a lot about Eric Carle. He is a author as well as an illustrator for his children's books. He uses a lot with layering, painting, cutting, and pasting. We watched a video about him and his very neat ideas. He paints pieces of papers then cuts shapes out of them that were patterns and then turned into something magical. He made it look so simple in the movie clip. We had to create a scene from a two-page fold from a book. I included my favorite quote that I live by day by day which is "All the strength you need is right there inside you." There is a momma bug and a little baby bug that is falling off the leaf. I meant for it to portray that fact that the baby bug is falling off. He needs to find internal strength to pull himself up, so he doesn't fall off the leaf. I really enjoyed this project, because I liked the paint that we used. It had to do with wall paper glue and paint. It was fun to work with and to use the different textures like a sponge. I used the sponge for the texture for my leaves.
For an extension activity, I would have students do the same thing that we did. I really liked this activity for students. I would let them choose a scene from a book they knew or a new design. The only thing that I might change would be have them create a book over the course of a few months. They could continue to add to their project to make a book out of it. If they didn't want to create a book, then they could create book covers or journal bindings with the paint. The paint would create really neat covers for books and journal bindings. They would just have to show creativity and expression through out the use of the paint. They would also have to use construction paper or other painted paper for differences. It would add more design to the pictures.
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