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Kindergarten Art Project:The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Amy Zschaber
www.artfulartsyamy.com [email protected]
Read The Grouchy Ladybug
What’s a ladybug?
Who is the main character of The Grouchy Ladybug?
What happens in The Grouchy Ladybug?
Eric Carle wrote and made art for The Grouchy Ladybug
Eric Carle paints paper. Then he cuts and glues paper to make art
We are going to paint paper today. We will use it next time to make ladybugs.
What color are ladybugs?
Paint your paper red. Make sure lots of texture and streaks appear!
We painted our ladybug paper red
What shape should we use for our ladybug’s body?
square
circle
triangle
Ladybugs have spots. What color are a ladybug’s spots?
Ladybug counting presentation from author: http://goo.gl/FtaMZL
What shape should we use for our ladybug’s body?
square
circle
triangle
Trace your circle on red painted paper
Cut out your red circle
Can you make your body look
like these lines?!
Make different lines on your blue paper
Draw a leaf on green paper
Draw different lines on your green leaf
Cut out your green leaf
Glue your green leaf to your blue paper
Glue your red circle on your blue paper. It might be nice if sits on your green leaf!
Draw a straight black line through your redcircle
Ladybugs have spots. What color are a ladybug’s spots?
How many circles will your ladybug have? Draw black circles on your red ladybug
How many legs does a ladybug have?
1 One2 Two3 Three4 Four5 Five6 Six
Cut your black paper to make 6 (six) rectangles
Glue the black legs to the ladybug’s body
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What color is a ladybug’s head?
Take your crayon for a walk and draw a circle on your black paper
Cut out your black circle and glue it to your red ladybug
Take 2 (two) bottlecaps and glue them to your red ladybug to make eyes
1. What color is a ladybug’s body?
2. What color is a ladybug’s legs and head?
3. How many legs does a ladybug have?
4. What does a zig-zag line look like?
5. What is the name of the book we read?
6. Who wrote the book we read?
7. What shape is a ladybug’s body?
What do you remember?