Overview
In this unit, students will collaborate to create large-scale habitat murals. They will draw and collage animals, add color to backgrounds, and include plants and other features to build a habitat.
The unit can connect to studies of Earth’s different habitats, with each class choosing a habitat (desert, ocean, rainforest, savanna, Arctic) to research, write about, and discuss.
Lessons
Materials and Tools
- Ebony drawing pencils
- White drawing paper – 9 x 12”
- Construction or fadeless paper – 9 x 12” or 12 x 18”
- Black paper – 9 x 12”
- Large paper for mural background
- Tempera paint
- 1” and ½” paint brushes
- Water containers
- Sponges
- Combs and tools to create texture
- Scissors
- Glue
- Oil pastels
Resources
![](https://createart.studioinaschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SIAS_Resource-Sheet_Habitats-1024x791.jpg)
![](https://createart.studioinaschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SIAS_Resource-Sheet_Animals-1024x791.jpg)
![](https://createart.studioinaschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SIAS_Resource-Sheet_Plants-From-Around-the-World-1-1024x791.jpg)
![](https://createart.studioinaschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Rousseau-Hungry-Lion-1024x679.jpg)
![](https://createart.studioinaschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/plate-268-american-woodcock-2.jpg)
BOOKS:
Zoo-Ology by Joelle Jolivet
Credits
Written By:
Vicki Behm, Artist Instructor
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