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!
Fifth/Sixth 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, strengthening fine
motor skills, support individual development of expression and following a
complex series of directions.
Day of the Dead - Cultural exploration, artists that inspire, how does this tradition
connect to North and South American history and World influences?
Connecting to classroom
Social Studies themes
Festive Paper Mache Sugar Skulls-Observe the human skeleton. Inspired by the Day of the
Dead celebration artists created a personalized paper-mache
sugar skulls, details were added with markers and embellishments. Science/Art observation and imagination
3-D Paper sculpture -building an interesting stable 3-D paper sculpture from flat paper, cutting skills, spatial problem solving, Engineering/Art
High in the Sky- artist created an overlapping hilly landscape, dramatic sky and added hot air balloons. The sky was layered with paint and collage clouds. Balloons and hills were completed with collage, assemblage, sharpie details.
Half Face-
Working from half of a black and white photo of a human face, students used
their observation skills to recreate the other half of the original image in
pencil. Skill building, understanding basic facial proportions.
Me Money!-
building on the previous skills and knowledge student created their own money
with a self portrait in the design. Drawing were transferred to a printing
plate and they printed their own Art Money. Skill building/Vocabulary
