3rd Grade
Weekly Lessons
Hi third graders!
Chinese Lunar New Year Dragon
Today you will explore the traditions of Chinese Lunar New Year and it’s colorful and fierce dragon sculptures. You will learn about this fascinating holiday and make a dragon inspired by Chinese history and design!
Materials:
-White paper
-Black or dark marker ( permanent marker is best)
-Watercolor paint OR crayons/markers
OPTIONAL:
Colored construction paper
Chop Sticks
Lunar New Year Dragon Dance
This is from the city of Hong Kong in China. To really appreciate New Year Dragons you have to see them move!
Lunar New Year Dragon Drawing
Step By Step
Think about colors that work well together.
Complimentary colors are on opposite sides of the color wheel. These colors look good together and are often used together in advertising and graphic design.
Analogous colors are colors next to each other in the color wheel
Use a mix of warm and cool colors to make your drawing come alive!
Color can really make a drawing stand out.
Intro to color Video
Color makes it all work!
