Scratch Art

     The purpose of this activity is to introduce crayon engraving and scratchboards to 4th graders.  These students select and arrange objects to satisfy their compositional design need, rather than realism.  They will be given the opportunity to select which design they choose to use when creating their Mother's Day project by drawing it.  This will enable the students to create texture in their project though the use of patterns in fine detail.

Extension Activity:
     I would also use this project in Science.  Mother's Day cards always (or at least, usually) have a flower incorporated into it at some point.  4th grade would be a perfect time to talk about the parts of a flower, as well as different types of flowers (most common ones).  Instead of making a card from scratch art, the students can keep the paper flat and draw different types of flowers such as tulips, simple roses, and others.  At the end we would display them with a sheet next to them labeling the parts of the flower.