Motivation:
I have assigned books for each table dependent on skill and interest level. Name the foreground, middle ground, and background. Notice how the shapes overlap, helping create the illusion that one thing is in front of another. See how the hills in the background seem to get higher and higher? Did you notice that items get larger as they get closer up, and smaller as they get further away?
Differentiated Instruction:
Students had a choice of medium (paint, markers, color pencil) that they could use depending on need and skill. Each table used a limited color scheme appropriate for each book, that the teacher controlled on an individual basis. A few students have severe ADHD. To keep them motivated, I also provided a “Batman” comic book, because I had prior knowledge that they are very big Batman fans.
Curriculum Connections:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.7:
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
