Students in grades 1-3 created these hidden tigers in the style of self-taught French painter Henri Rousseau. We began by completing a guided drawing of a tiger. After the drawing was completed in pencil, students traced over the lines with black crayon. Before we painted the tigers, we looked at lots of pictures so students could see the tigers colors and which areas are typically white. During the final class, we read the story The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel. Students got to learn about the artist and see his many hidden jungle animals. We then added textured leaves and grass to our paintings to mimic the habitats of jungle tigers.
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