Harvey the Hippo

 

This lesson was created by Ryan. First Ryan started the lesson with talking about the foreground, the middle ground, and the background. Then he showed us some examples of each of these in pieces of art. All of us got to create a story with Harvey the Hippo. For me the hardest part was thinking up an idea for my story. Also, I really liked that we used collage paper because it makes the story look more exciting. The collage paper looks like something Eric Carle would use in his books. I spent most of the class trying to figure out a topic and Ryan came over to help me brainstorm ideas. My story involved Harvey slipping in a puddle of water while he was spying on Ryan. For an extension activity, I would have students write a little more to the story. I would have them create a few more pages with Harvey and then they could turn it into a book. Then my students could share it with the rest of the class.