Titanic paintings - grade 2

I really wanted to come up with a lesson related to the Titanic, because it is quite relevant right now. With the anniversary of the ships voyage, and the films re-release, students probably have more knowledge about the Titanic now than in previous years.

I attempted this lesson with grade 2's, and it went perfectly. We finished it in well under an hour, everything from drawing to painting to making the chalk sky (using a technique for the clouds that I found at Smart Class).

Materials used:
Sharpie
Chalk pastel (sky, smoke coming from chimneys)
Liquid watercolor (red, black)
Tempera pucks (yellow, blue)
Metallic gold paint (windows on boat)

Here's a photo how-to for these simple Titanic boats!

Below, some photos of my students working on them, and some of their finished results!