Hide and Snake 2

What You’ll Need

Hide And Snake

Topics Covered Color, Texture & Pattern

Time Needed 2 Sessions at 40 Minutes

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ABOUT SNAKES SNAKES are reptiles. There are about 3,400 different

species of snakes. They are carnivores, which means that

they are meat-eaters. Snakes have long bodies covered

with overlapping scales. Though they have no

legs, a snake is able to move by bending its

body into a wavy line and pushing forward.

Most snakes live on the ground, but some live

in trees, the water or under the soil.

Depending on the species, snakes range in

size from four inches to 23 feet in length.

Find the snake hidden in this art lesson that features a rainbow

of long, skinny objects. Students will learn about color as they

mix the primary colors to make the secondary colors. After

cutting their rainbow apart with wavy lines, they will add

different ends, one of which will reveal the true snake. A final

layer of shapes and lines will

reinforce students’

understanding of patterns. Hide

and Snake by Keith Baker is the

perfect introduction to this

snake art lesson.

What You’ll Need: 12” x 18” white sulphite paper

9” x 12” white sulphite paper

Liquid tempera paint (red, yellow,

blue, green)

Medium flat paintbrush

Kitchen sponge

Scissors & glue

Black oil pastel or crayon

3” x 4” colored paper

Oil pastels or construction paper

crayonsCoast Garter Snake. Image from HERE.

HIDE AND SNAKE

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Painting the rainbow• Prepare your rainbow paper by folding a 9” x 12”

paper in half so that when the paper is VERTICAL, the

fold line runs HORIZONTALLY across the center.

Visualize your rainbow: both above and below the

fold line will be three stripes of color.

• Give each student a paint palette with a small blob

of the PRIMARY COLORS: red, yellow and blue.

• Start by painting a yellow stripe above the fold line.

• Paint a red stripe at the very top of the page.

• Wipe your brush on your messy mat so that most of

the paint is gone. Scoop half of your yellow into

another area on your pallet and then mix a tiny bit of

red into one of your yellows to make the

SECONDARY COLOR orange. Paint orange between

yellow and red.

• Clean your brush on your messy mat and then

create green by mixing a small hint of blue into your

yellow blob. Paint the stripe below yellow.

• Paint the blue stripe below the green.

• Mix a little blue and red together and paint the

bottom of the paper violet.

• Set aside your rainbow to dry and create a quick

TEXTURED BACKGROUND by

sponge painting a

12”x 18” paper

with green paint.

• TIP: Create a

station for students

to sponge-paint

their background.


Cutting the wavy lines• Turn the dry rainbow paper over and draw

a WAVY LINE over the fold line.

• Draw two wavy lines above the central

wavy line.

• Draw two wavy lines below the central

wavy line.

• Cut on the wavy lines. It’s okay if your wavy

strips of paper include two or three colors

and are not perfectly lined up with each of

the rainbow colors. In fact, your project will

be more interesting if that happens.

• There will be two wavy strips that have

straight edges (at the top and bottom of the

paper). Cut a tiny wavy line near the straight

edge to remove it.

• Arrange the wavy strips in RAINBOW ORDER on the vertical green background.

• Line one edge of each wavy strip up with

the side of the paper. You can stagger the

strips if you want. Glue in place.


Adding Ends & Patterns• Next, turn each wavy strip into a long,

skinny object by adding something to the

end. You can use the handout for ideas or

come up with your own ends.

• Remember to make at

least one of your strips

into a snake by making

the end a snake head.

• Use a black crayon

or oil pastel to draw

your ends on 3” x 4”

colored papers.

• Cut out each end and glue it to the wavy

strip of your choice. The color of the object

doesn’t have to match the color of the wavy strip.

• Finally, use construction paper crayons or oil pastels to add PATTERNS to each

wavy strip.

• Choose two or three SHAPES or LINES

from the handout to REPEAT in your design

to create a pattern.

Handouts on pages 6 & 7


Hide and Snake Ends


H A N D O U T

Hide and Snake Pattern


H A N D O U T


National Core Arts Standards - 2nd GradeH I D E A N D S N A K E

C R E AT I N G

Common Core StandardsCCSS.ELA.Literacy.RL.2.1 Answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how

to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

After presenting background information on snakes, have

students answer these questions either verbally or in writing to

assess their understanding of snakes before starting their artwork.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a

print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its

characters, setting, or plot.

You can incorporate this standard by asking students to summarize the main idea from

Hide and Snake verbally to formatively assess their understanding of the text and their ability to

recall details from the story in their answers.

CCSS.Math.Content.2.MD.A.1 Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers,

yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tape.

You can incorporate this standard by asking students to measure and document the lengths of

the various objects they included in their artwork.

VA:Cr1.1.2a - Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work - Brainstorm collaboratively multiple approaches to an art or design problem.

VA:Cr2.1.2a - Organize and develop artistic ideas and work - Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.

VA:Cr3.1.2a - Refine and complete artistic work - Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.

I Can StatementsH I D E A N D S N A K E


Today I will learn about COLOR so that I CAN

make the SECONDARY COLORS by mixing the

PRIMARY COLORS.

Today I will learn about TEXTURE so that I CAN sponge-

paint a background that has IMPLIED TEXTURE.

Today I will learn about PATTERN so that I CAN create designs

made from SHAPES and LINES that are REPEATED.

Criteria

Craftsmanship

Effort

Composition

Did you follow all steps?

Were you satisfied with the end result?

Did you use the supplies correctly?

Did you do your best?

Excellent Needs WorkSuccessful Progressing

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TEACHER ASSESSMENT

STUDENT ASSESSMENT

Time to evaluate your work! Review your project and check the box with your answer.

Student Name:__________________ Class:__________ Project: Hide and Snake

Student Name:__________________ Class:__________ Project: Hide and Snake

Did the student make the secondary colors from mixing the primary colors?

Did the student sponge-paint a textured background?

Did the student repeat lines and shapes to create patterns?

Rainbow order

Repeat

H I D E A N D S N A K E V O C A B U L A R Y


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