This project is great for first grade. The simplistic
drawing style of Paleolithic people connects well to 1st graders who naturally have a
simple feel to their artwork and that style translates perfectly to this
project.
Though examples of cave art have been found all around, the most famous is the work in Lascaux, France. We took a virtual tour of the cave complex that students loved to watch. Students chose a prehistoric animal to draw using oil pastels. The final touch was adding a hand print for the final signature.
First
grade is working on a project in which they studied the paleolithic cave
paintings from Lascaux in France. We went on a virutal tour of Lascaux.The caves were found by accident in 1940. Paleolithic artists mainly drew pictures of animals they hunted. These pictures were engraved on to pieces of bone or antler, or painted and carved on cave walls and rock faces. Students tried to replicate ancient rock paintings by tearing the edges of the paper and crumpling the paper. They used oil pastel to color their drawings.
