Scratching the Surface

<a href="http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/NewDSS/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?product=23657&es=10490500000" target="'_New"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423262162599205794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA0iz4NFx8_s2JliZLncfzP31JZBBZdSRgt_cghVtjphN2wPY62eC2n4kLXj-vWAvYDfzCKitL5TT64m0RkjIhBFxe5GCFMIOf831YNvSqMnA2S4FI6boAWluV_vCSQppac26bJCGeE4/s200/Scratch+Art.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>I'm sure that many educators have done <a href="http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/NewDSS/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?product=23657&es=10490500000" target="'_New">scratch art </a>with a group of children. Whether you use commercially prepared scratch paper or create your own, it is a fun activity. The procedure usually involves children scratching the black covering off a piece of prepared paper. Hidden underneath the black are different colors that are revealed when the black is removed. I love to use this analogy with teachers about discovering the colors that lie underneath the surface of a child. Sometimes it takes a bit of work and creativity to discover those colors, but it is always worth the effort. As with <a href="http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/NewDSS/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?product=23657&es=10490500000" target="'_New">scratch art paper</a>, underneath the black there is a rainbow of colors. Those colors allow the artist to create an amazing picture as the colors pop out of the darkness. Many children come to our classrooms with a layer of dark. It is up to the educator to do more than just scratch the surface, but find the hidden colors and beauty beneath.

Scratching the Surface

I'm sure that many educators have done scratch art with a group of children. Whether you use commercially prepared scratch paper or crea...

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