What did we do this year in Art?
Habitat to Home was our art room theme for 2017-18
We explored a variety of artistic
processes, asked questions presented connections and made discoveries- during
the journey created some great art too!
Third/Fourth Grade Program overview
Objective for students: to experience a variety of mediums and
techniques used for creating art. Expanding art history knowledge, connect to
class themes while building art vocabulary. Using art tools, strengthen hand
eye coordination in creativity and following a series of more complex
directions, problem solve as individuals.
Winter Landscape- this crayon resist project introduced basic landscape
composition and challenged the artists to present winter trees and the illusion
of depth. The composition was completed with a watercolor wash.
Tree in landscape- the project uses direct drawing techniques and shows
artists how to use the negative space to create a positive image. After several
practice sketches, the artists drew their final composition with white glue on
black paper. Part II color was added to represent a specific season, using chalk
pastels.
City and Bridges- Hands on construction with blocks to understand one-point perspective.
Coloring pages and challenges to design a bridge. Project connects to engineering and design concepts
Paint the town- color theory and blending, using tempera paint students covered their
entire paper with layer of color. This paper will be the basis for the next
project.
Imaginary buildings- If you could construct any kind of building you wanted to what would it
look like? Using a variety of art materials and their own painted paper students
created their own building as part of their class town as well as their own
city block. Project connects to
engineering and design concepts
3-D construction-using recycled boxes as the basic structure students created their own
building, collage and drawing added the color and details. Buildings were
attached to a cardboard lawn where future details were added with model magic
to present a completed building/site/landscape. Project connects to engineering and design concepts
