Cave Art Comes Alive

Description: For this project, we mixed paint pigment with mud to make colored mud we can paint our project with. We first reflected upon memories from our childhood. We then wrote a little summary regarding the picture that we chose to paint. Once we had a memory in mind, we took the mud paint and painted our picture with our fingers. This was an interesting and fun way to paint a picture. Once we were done with our picture, we reflected on the process of painting our picture by answering the reflection questions that were given to us.

Extension Activity: An extension activity that you could do with the mud paint is to have the students paint a picture of their favorite animal that is part of a specific group like jungle animals or something like that if you are working on an animal unit. You could also do this with a plant unit, or their favorite memory of hanging out with their friends or a variety of other topic areas. You could also mix more colors and have the students do a picture of their favorite season, favorite activity to do after school, or anything along those lines as well.