Along with dipping the markers in water cups, I also gave the students paint brushes. The paint brushes can be used to spread out the "paint" created from the markers. If the markers are not dried out, a brush and water can be used even more easily to spread the marker pigment. I don't know if students everywhere are this excited about ocean projects, or if my students are extra excited since Kansas is pretty far from the nearest ocean, but this project was a big hit!
I raided the library for books about fish and other ocean animals so the students could use the images for reference. One of the students told me that dolphins are a type of whale and I didn't believe him until I looked it up! I couldn't believe that after all the books I read when I was little and random trivia I know, I had never heard that before! I required the students to have at least one animal and something in the foreground- either sand, rocks, seaweed, reef, etc. Some students also included treasure chests, sunken ships, and scuba divers.
I was surprised at my 3rd grade student's Beatles reference and he was equally surprised that I got it!
The kids really love the idea of brushing over the markers. I have a fun elephant project that is a similar idea at
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The elephant artwork was really cool!
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