The Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights as they are commonly called, is a natural light display that can be seen particularly in the higher latitudes of the Arctic. These lights give the horizon a greenish or sometimes reddish glow. The following art lesson creates a tree line and glowing lights with the use of stencils and chalk pastels. Children preschool age to early elementary will enjoy completing this lesson to create the Northern Lights.
Vocabulary to Introduce:
Aurora Borealis
Vocabulary to Introduce:
Aurora Borealis
stencil
chalk pastels
Materials:
-cardstock/poster board for stencil making
-scissors
-chalk pastels or chalk in various colors
-q-tip/cotton balls/blending stumps for smearing
-black construction paper
-aerosol hairspray or fixative
Preparation:
Create two stencils using the cardstock one for the tree line and one for the glow of the Northern Lights. The tree line stencil is simply triangle tops of varying size. If you wish to add detail to the trees you can snip out sections of the tree tops. The stencil for the Northern Lights is simply a wavy line. For younger children you may want to add tape to the stencil as they have a difficult time keeping a stencil in place on their own. Older children may cut the stencils themselves.
Our YouTube Video demonstrating the process:
Thank you for sharing. My grade one students had a lot fun doing this activity.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your students had fun doing this activity! Sorry my response is so late. I've been working on completing my masters.
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