Incentive Create artwork showing an overflowing bin using paint -Line-Shape-Space-Colour-Texture Supplies Art paper Paint Paintbrush Pencil 2 Cardboard strips (1cm x 5cm) per child Magazine cut-outs of supermarket products (small) Scissors Glue Lesson 1 Use pencil to draw a bin with a slightly open lid. For this purpose an old bin made from metal has been used to give an older, used look. It is also easier to draw and paint than the new bins. Of course a new bin may be drawn possibly showing the recycling symbols. 2 The bin should be approximately three quarters of the paper in height. 3 Draw a cat (or dog) in front of bin. Cat just needs circle for the head, oval for the body, tail, feet ears, nose and mouth. 4 Draw a line from left to right across the page about half way down the bin to mark where the building meets the ground. (do not draw line through bin) 5 Paint top background an orange brick colour using paintbrush. 6 Paint lower background a deep grey (for the ground/concrete). 7 Paint bin a slightly lighter grey. 8 Paint cat black, then use white paint to paint in eyes, nose, whiskers and front paws. 9 Dip the edge of cardboard strip in black paint and carefully mark out the pattern of bricks on the wall. The longer side is for lines going across the page and the short side for the lines going downwards marking out the bricks. 10 Continue to use the black paint on the cardboard strip to mark out the outline of the bin and lid. Also add some lines across the bin face. Discard cardboard strip. 11 Take the new cardboard strip and dip into white paint. Place white lines directly under or next to black lines on the wall and on the bin. Allow to dry. 12 Paste magazine cut outs of supermarket foods on the ground and over flowing from the top of the bin. 13 Children can each have different coloured bricks … instead of orange use red, brown, golden yellow. 14 Other alterations might include black tar as the ground. In this case make the cat a ginger colour.
