Description: For this activity we started by making some ruby colored glasses out of red paper and a thick red film. These would be used later once the project was completed! We were then introduced to the safari biome and the possible animals that can live there. After that we picked out a small image of a common animal that lives in the safari and practiced drawing it by drawing it upside down. Once we felt confident we were asked to draw it for the main project, but still upside down as that allows you to focus more on the lines and shapes rather than the object itself. This drawing was done in a cool color! After our animal was completed then we drew 3-4 different patterns over top in warm colored crayons, this would be used as our animal's disguise. When trying to find our animal you would have to "wear" your ruby colored glasses which would "remove" the patterns so you could clearly see the safari animal! Another addition we included was writing down three characteristics of our animals so our peers could guess what it was before using our glasses to reveal it.
Extension Activity: Overall, I really enjoyed this project and will definitely incorporate it into my classroom one day! I think a great extension to this project would be to do it when learning about the other biomes, having students pick an animal that best fits that biome!
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