Planets in our Galaxy

Students with autism made colorful, planetary, finger paintings and Milky Way drawings. The two pieces combine convey a powerful extraterrestrial experience. Before painting and drawing with chalk, we used graphic literature and the web to research the colors in photos taken from outer space.

4th Grade Colorado Visual Arts Standard 3.2.a: Invent and discover to create- Materials and processes can be used in traditional, unique, and inventive ways. Students can use traditional and contemporary media technologies.