Materials
Black and white 9" x 12" construction paper, one piece of each for each child
carbon paper
paper clips
white colored pencils
cardboard shapes
Instructions
1. Give each child a sheet of white and black construction paper. Show them
how to place a piece of carbon paper between the black paper and white
paper. Paper clip the papers together with the black sheet on top.
2. Encourage the children to use a white colored pencil to trace shapes on the
black paper. (Shapes can overlap.) Tell them to press hard or trace over
several times. (See the illustration on the next page.)
3. Remove the paper clips and the carbon paper. There will be two copies of
the same pictures: one light and one dark opposites!
More to do
Print big and little pictures. Use 9" x 12" and 12" x 18" paper of the same
colors. Gather assorted objects, one large and one small (Legos, blocks,
measuring cups, and so on). Use them to make prints large objects on large
sheets and corresponding small objects on small sheets.
Movement: Model an action and have the children do the opposite (for
example, clap slow/fast, raise/lower arms, open/close mouth, and so on).
