Paint and Eric Carle

Eric Carle-Style Collages using Paint and SMART Notebookby Glenda MacPhee

gmacphee@bpsd.mb.caFebruary 27, 2009

By Grade One

Our practice results

Our almost completed results(including oops! pages)

•Scan finger paintings or other images and arrange 9-12 on a page in album options.

•Save in files accessible for the kids.

•Remember to select the Read-only option under properties.

•Open paint swatches with paint. (They may default open with photo editor or photo filtre.)

•Enlarge to half the screen only

Open SMART Notebook and resize so that both programs are open at once. Change background colour by clicking on format so that you remember to set transparency in the next step.

SMART Notebook

Paint

•Use Free form select tool to cut desired shapes.

•Copy and paste onto SMART notebook page using right

click copy and paste. (Kids have a tendency to use cut instead of copy so

holes appear in swatches unless you have saved as Read only file.)

Free form select

•Click on the shape to get the arrow and green circle.

•Click on the arrow and select Set picture transparency.

Clickhere

•Use CLONE or COPY , FLIP tools by clicking on the arrow.

•Use green circle to swivel.

•White circle to resize,etc.

•Use ORDER to rearrange parts.

•Use SMART Notebook tools to add details.

Kids love these options.

•Use shapes to add items

such as speech balloons.

•Select ALL.

•DRAW and GROUP or right click on the picture and then group.

Export as POWER POINT

or image file.

It can then be compiled

into a digital show or

printed for books or

bulletin board displays.

Have fun!

Literacy with ICTWhere does this fit?

• This art project can fit into several areas of the developmental contiuum

• Follows given plans and adapts given plan• Participate in establishing criteria• Composes text, sketches images and revises electronic

work• Edits electronic work and solves problems• Invites and shares constructive feedback• Works with others and collaborates with peers• Demonstrates confidence and self-motivation while doing

ICT tasks• Recognizes ICT problems and seeks assistance to solve

them

Other Curricular Connections

• ART - Create collage

• ART APPRECIATION – recognize works of Eric Carle

• ELA – Recognize and use simple patterns to create page for collaborative writing project

• ELA – Lots of reading involved in the steps.