Eric Carle Collage

In this activity we had to make a page of a storybook using Eric Carle’s techniques. For this activity we used paint, paper, and paint brushes. The first thing we did was paint 2 or more pieces of paper any different color we wanted. We painted the whole paper and mixed and used lots of different colors. We then put them aside to dry. While they were drying, we sketched a design on another piece of paper of what we wanted our page of a book to look like. Once the painted pages were finished drying we traced and cut out pieces onto the certain areas of our sketched design. We then put those pieces on top of the areas we wanted and glued them. The idea of this activity is to have the picture be made up of different color strips to add a unique design to the landscape.

For my page I decided to do a lake with some fish and a dock and a sunset. I used a variety of strips of blues and greens to give my lake a colorful affect. Some of the strips had designs on them to, which added to the look. The dock on my page is a brown but has reds, purples, and a little green in it. My fish were mainly green, but one was orange with spots because my picture was about a fish that didn’t fit in with the rest. My sun in my sunset was made with orange and yellow strips and the sunset was a mixture of pink, orange, and yellow. You can see from my page that adding all those different strips adds so much more detail, movement, and color to what could’ve just been a boring old blue water, pink sky, yellow sun, and brown dock. 

Since I am planning to teach the younger grades, for my extension activity to this lesson I would have the students do each season using the Eric Carle technique and design. I think it be fun way for students to learn about the different seasons. I think by using Eric Carle's techniques and designs the students would get a better understanding of all the colors that are apart of each season.