The 3rd and 4th graders out did themselves with their mural project. The assignment was to create a new type of fish or sea life. Then draw it with oil pastels. This was the first time using oil pastels for most of the class. I was impressed with how they mastered it. We ended up with quite the variety of colorful fish. The next step was to do a large "real" sea critter. Sharks, seals, rays and all sorts of ideas came to them. The final step was to work as a team and paint the ocean for the background with paint. However, the students produced so many fish that you can't even see the ocean background. We had so many fish that I have many up in the classroom too. Well done!