Who thought that there were so many ways to draw an owl? The 5th graders as usual delighted me with the results. The students at each group table got b&w samples of about five different owls. I got them started by directing them on the eyes first. Once they had the eyes we moved on to the texture of the feathers. It's fun to work with the chalk pastels when showing feathers. The student could use their fingers to blend the pastels to add softness to the feathers. I also asked them to mostly work in black and then just add two more colors.