The next lesson was mine and Pam's about Pebble Painting. We introduced the lesson with the story "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" by William Stieg. I paraphrased the story, and then Pam went on explaining how to do our project. Students were instructed to place a piece of paper on the bottom of their boxes, and then to pick a pebble to dip into a primary color. Placing the pebble in the corner of the box, they had to shake the pebble around so that they would "paint" with their pebble. The students then went to a different table to a different primary color and use a different sized pebble. After the students had three different sized pebble paintings with the three primary colors, they students then made a secondary color. The students were instructed to place two spoonfuls of two primary colors inside the box, and then choose a pebble to mix the paint around the paper to make a secondary color. After the student had four different paintings, they were instructed to cut out shapes and place them on a piece of large construction paper.
Extension activity: I would have students use writing with their paintings. We had included this in our rubric, and told students to write about what types of shapes or things they saw in their paintings. Students could describe those things or they could write a story with their paintings. They would be allowed to share these with their peers.
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