simply sun and moon landscapes

This is a great intro to landscape lesson that I tried with my 2nd graders after seeing a similar example on pinterest - original site is here.  We created flowing lines and colors that represent day and night, with each child doing 2 small pastel drawings.  Very easy and charming!

lines follow the forms

blending an assortment of colors

we use a newsprint placemat that doubles as a folder, to keep pastel
from getting on everything in our portfolios