This project coordinated with the 1st graders reviewing their "at" words ( The cat sat on the mat). I lead the class in a "how to draw" lesson on how to draw the cat. They then drew their own cat in pencil and used waterproof black marker to trace over the pencil and add their own details to the cat. They used watercolors to paint the cat. The mat was also drawn first in pencil, traced in marker, and painted in watercolor. When the cat and the mat were dry they were cut out and mounted on a colorful sheet of construction paper. I am so impressed with the results. Watercolors can be tricky and these 1st graders handled them wonderfully.