What is a habitat?

Ms. Carr’s second grade class

Habitat- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. Wildlife- non-domesticated animal species.

Animal Habitats

• Habitats • http://

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Wildlife Art

By Carmelo Ciancio

Line, Shape and Space

Line- a long or short, narrow mark or band.  Shape- form or outline.  Space- the area between or around things.

Elements of art are the basic properties of a work of art that may be perceived through the senses.

Scratchboards

1. Forks can give you nice, evenly spaced lines all over the place.

2. Use a spoon tip to sort of gouge little bits out of the paint.

3. Is that a regular old pencil? Yep, just draw on the paint to scratch it.

4. The short edge of a metal ruler makes some cool tribal-looking marks if you gently wedge it into the paper.

5. Corn holders have fine points for fine lines.

6. It’s the spoon again- use the edge of the spoon for fatter lines.

Wildlife Scratchboard Art

• Mount your scratchboard on poster board. o Be sure to wipe any excess glue

off of poster board

• Around the edge (on poster board): o Your nameo Name of animalo Name of habitat o One sentence or fact

about this animal/habitat.

• Create scratchboard art of one animal and one element of its habitat Use wildlife books provided for reference and inspiration.

• Use line, shape and space in your artwork

• Use at least two tools AND two techniqueso Two separate tools ex. Fork and spoono AND Use one tool in two ways ex. Use

the edge of the spoon and the side of the spoon to make two different types of lines

JOBS!!• Table 1- “Scratch-boarders” (select one

person to pass out scratchboards to each table)• Table 2- “Tool Crew” (one bin per table. Pass

out and collect at the end)• Table 3- “Wipe outs” (wipe down tables at the

end)• Table 4- “Book Keepers” (pass out books/

collect books)