Zebra Drawings

These zebra drawings were made by my K5 and 1st grade students. We discussed zebras and their habitat and looked at images of the animals. We first practiced using basic shapes to draw the zebra body. I let the students decide if they wanted to add any details in the background. Once the pencil drawings were complete, we used oil pastels to add color and glued the zebras to a larger piece of paper. We then looked at images of African clothing showing bright, bold patterns, which became the inspiration for the border.