Grid drawing

 

 

3rd and 5th grades enjoyed grid drawings.

   It is a way to transpose a drawing from one paper to another or make it larger or smaller.  We use scale; 1:1 or 1:20.  It improves drawing and observational skills.  It’s also a way to help us understand graphing with a horizontal (x) and vertical (y) axis.  It’s interesting that some students love this activity while others don’t, reminding us that we are all different.

 

 

The dragon....

first we transposed an iguana from one grid to another at 1:1.  Then we decided to enlarge it.  The kids wanted it really big so it ended by being 10 times bigger than the original.
 It's hanging outside Mrs. Bolton's room.  Check it out.

Mr. Wells class worked on a fantastic image of turtles in the surf.

 

3rd graders worked on habitat images.