Tuesday, January 24, 2012

2nd Grade Snow Owls

The 2nd grade students were able learn about important owl characteristics and facts. Students were able to view a short video showing how an owl uses their sense of hearing to hunt their food. Students created a piece of artwork without using a pencil or paintbrush! They used a piece of cardboard to create different size lines to make their tree. Then they used their thumbprint to create three owls somewhere in their tree. We talked about snow owls and why it is important for them to blend in with the snow. Students were able to add details with marker to their owls and finally add glitter to make their art SPARKLE



Monday, January 16, 2012

5th Grade Snowmen At Night





3rd Grade Cardinals





Wednesday, January 4, 2012

2nd Grade Mobiles





Tuesday, December 20, 2011

3rd Grade Snowmen





1st Grade Lights






The students completed a 1 day project before the holiday break! We talked about line and how to "fill" thier space. Students also reviewed what a pattern is and created a pattern with the color of their lights.

Friday, December 16, 2011

4th Grade Pop Art







POP ART
The 4th Grade students learned about Pop Art, which is short for Popular Art. Pop art started in the 1950’s as a reaction to Abstract Art. Pop artists did not care for abstract art; they wanted to produce art that actually looked like something. So Pop Artists starting producing art that contained consumer products, comics, mass media and advertising. We looked at various examples of pop art and focused on the work of Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol liked to take one image or screen print and repeat it multiple times using various colors. We took his idea students used lines and shapes to create numerous patterns in their art. They were able to draw a hot coco cup six times in their art to create unity. Students were able to create contrast with using black and white against their colorful background.

5th Grade Birch Trees






The 5th grade students studied landscapes. A landscape is a painting or picture of physical elements that are outside including mountains, people, animals, plants, trees, lighting, weather, etc. They were able to look at many different landscapes that included birch trees. We compared similarities and differences between an abstract landscape and a realistic landscape. Students also found the HORIZON LINE, FOREGROUND, MIDDLE GROUND and BACKGROUND in several different landscapes. Students were able to use cardboard and paint to create texture on their birch trees. We discussed how to create depth in a painting by putting larger elements closer and smaller elements farther back in their landscape. Students were able to choose colors of their choice for their background keeping in mind the color wheel when they were mixing. They wanted to choose colors that were right next to each other on the color wheel when mixing. Finally students were able to create shadows on their trees to create more depth in their landscape.

1st Grade Snowmen