Tree Sunrise Art

Each week we devote 30-40 minutes to working on art in our classroom.  Our current creations outline trees in a sunrise.  As a class we recalled times when we were out early in the morning to see the beautiful colors of the sky and noted the blackness of the trees against the sky.  We used 2 different materials, tissue paper for the sky colors, and construction paper for the trees.  The students also used the technique of tearing the paper to make a more blended look of the sky and to represent the tree trunk and branches.  The pictures show a sequence of steps along with students working.