cc cycle 1.week 23+24.history.south america+portuguse empire

For this project my girls asked if we could get out our gelatos. They are a fun medium … a cross between watercolor crayons and oil pastels. We did a demo so you can see how they work. As with all our projects you can change the medium and for this project watercolor paint and watercolor pencils will work just fine.

At home, this was a lesson in how to be creative when you make a mistake …. that is how we ended up with a portion of the timeline card to the right of the project…. mommy made a boo boo, but in the end we like the coverup job! mistakes are an opportunity to be creative!

materials: see art tools in the menu for details

watercolor sketchbook or watercolor paper
pencil
maps of South America and Spain
faber castell gelatos or watercolor paint and watercolor pencils
paint brushes
print attached postage stamp page on sticker paper or plain paper and use glue stick
marker for history sentence (we used a gold paint brush pen & did a demo on it)

STEPs NO.1+2

draw maps by making an impression and tracing with a pencil
link to map of south america
link to maps of spain and portugal
paint with faber castell gelatos or watercolor paint/pencils

demo: making a map impression and using gelatos

STEP NO.3

When I found postage stamps with the historical figures found in our history sentences I was inspired to incorporate them in our page! I put them all together on one page that you printed and cut out.
print the postage stamps on sticker paper or plain paper and glue in with a glue stick.
make a copy of the CC liberation of south america timeline card, cut in half, and round the corners

CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW TO OPEN POSTAGE STAMPS PAGE

STEP NO.4

write history sentence (NOTE: part of the history sentence is left out in order to stay clear of copyright infringement
we used a gold paint brush pen (see demo)
I recommend writing your text in pencil first so any mistakes can be erased.