TWILIGHT.Elementary School elementary school: see school. Twilight is a special time of day occurring just after sunset and just prior to sunrise. The sky is light at twilight, and the objects on the ground appear black. Kindergarten students become fascinated with this natural yet magical phenomenon as I describe it to them. With a black crayon crayon, any drawing material available in stick form. The term includes charcoal, conte crayon, chalk, pastel, grease crayon, litho crayon, and children's wax colors. on pale or "sky" blue construction paper, I begin to draw a garden scene. I color each shape black, producing silhouettes. The paper's blue hue illuminates in contrast to the waxy waxy (wak´se) 1. composed of or covered by wax. 2. resembling wax, especially denoting some combination of pliability, paleness, and smoothness and luster. black lines and shapes. The students are eager to start their own twilight gardens, but there is one more step to show them. I dip a cotton swab into fluorescent yellow paint and place dots amongst the flowers and shrubs in my scene. Fireflies! Kindergartners know about these glowing insects and have stories to tell of capturing them in jars on summer evenings. I tell them to watch twilight the next time they gather their lightning bugs, and to be part of the magic. They love it. With enthusiasm and wonder they make their own gardens, each beautifully illustrating twilight time. Materials black crayons pale or "sky" blue construction paper, 12 x 18" (31 X 46 CM) fluorescent yellow tempera tempera (tĕm`pərə), painting method in which finely ground pigment is mixed with a solidifying base such as albumen, fig sap, or thin glue. cotton swabs Time 45 minutes ClipCard submitted by Barbara Silverstein, an elementary art teacher at Assumption School in Morristown, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . |
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