This was a fun one!
I wanted to do an art project based on icebergs, but I wasn't sure how to do it.
Finally, I hit in the idea of having the kids crumple and tear paper to make their iceberg, and then photocopy the crumpled paper.
The crumples gave a great ice like texture, and the photocopying provided realistic shading, including a shadow behind each berg.
Then the kids drew tiny penguins with pens. Really, you just need the idea of penguins, so these are mostly little lines.
Lastly, they used pastels and/or crayons to indicate water, sky, and even an aurora!
One cool trick is to make a gradient from lighter to darker blue to indicate water depth. And, of course, most of the iceberg is under water!
For our snack we made snow cones by grinding ice in the blender and pouring a simple sugar syrup over it.
As you can see, Mike really liked this class!
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