Rainbow Fish! with Kindergarten

At the end of the school year, my kindergarten art class made some really colorful fish after reading the book Rainbow Fish .

The students drew their fish on large posterboard (these were BIG fish).  Then, they cut out paper pieces (I encouraged them to cut circles) from a variety of patterned and foil papers.

Then, some of the kids chose to use paint dotters to add additional color.

I I did this project again, I would have the kids use a smaller piece of paper.  (The poster board took WAY too long.)  I would also probably have them cut and paste their shapes first on the white paper, then flip it over, draw their fish and cut out.

You can see other rainbow fish projects I’ve taught:

• Rainbow Fish Paintings
• Colorful Fish Sculptures from Water Bottles