4th grade Art Work 2016-17

California and Western expansion are curriculum themes for 4th grade. Numerous projects that we worked on this year centered around American Artists and City/Country.

What did we do this year in Art?

Innovations in Art our art room theme for 2016-17 

We explored a variety of artistic processes, asked questions presented connections and made discoveries- during the journey created some great art too!

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.

Painted paper- process painting with sponges, caps and corks

Fine motor skills, hands on experience

Starry Night Inspired Landscape -What are the basic elements of landscape? Dividing the picture plane. Art vocabulary, following a series of direct drawing instructions, sketching, developing a personal approach drawing crayon and over painting with water colors, salt added for star effect.

Math/Science/Art observed and imagined landscapes

Georgia O’Keeffe inspired fall landscape- Introduction to the work of Georgia O’Keeffe, inspiration from nature, abstracting a realistic image. Color pencil and water color. Seasonal color structure. American Art History connection.

School Project- Heart drawing and watercolor project for online sales

Quilts 2 styles – Introduction to American Quilting with a focus on the 4 and 9 patch patterns. One, painting textiles, cutting and creating patterns within a square format. Two, geometric using solid colors and introduction to tessellations. Connects to wagon trail migration and manufacturing innovations.

Museum Masters Pop Art- Using the Mona Lisa or American Gothic as the composition base students created a Pop Art/Warhol inspired collage. Project introduces printmaking process and Pop art overview/vocabulary.

How’s the Soup? - Pop art inspired project students design their own soup can label, color pencil and markers. Explore text and graphic design. Skill building

3rd Grade Artwork 2016-17

In 3rd grade a lot of our art projects connect to classroom themes of original people and folk tales. You can see these subjects reflected in numerous piece created this year.

What did we do this year in Art?

Innovations in Art our art room theme for 2016-17 

We explored a variety of artistic processes, asked questions presented connections and made discoveries- during the journey created some great art too!

Third 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, developing fine motor skills and following a series of directions

Painted paper- process painting with sponges, caps and corks

Fine motor skills, hands on experience

Pumpkins-What is a pumpkin shape, what are the parts of pumpkin? Direct drawing process, looking at natural shapes, creating using step by step process. Completed work drawn with white glue on black paper, colored with chalk pastel

Science/Nature/Art connection

Owls- what is an owl shape, what are owl body parts? Continuous line drawing, following a series of steps, learning to let the pencil/pen guide your design, pen stays on the paper. Problem solving how to create small details? Color, cut and create and environment Science/Nature/Art connection observation -imagination

School Project- Heart drawing and watercolor project for online sales

Leaping Orca- what is an orca what are the body parts? Building a multi-layer composition. Watercolor background to create ocean and sky/color blending, tempera paint splash, sketch, draw, color and cut out whale form and position on background elements. Art vocabulary and skill building.

Science/Nature/Art connection observation and imagination

Howling Wolf- Supporting grade curriculum Native American studies artists create a narrative work using color value sky/stars/moon background and a wolf silhouette. Project completed using tempera paint, construction paper, metallic markers and gel pens, Painting and Collage. Nature/Art observation imagination
Totem Pole Project: Building on previous knowledge/skills students create a paper totem component that will be part of a larger group project. Handouts, design samples and coloring pages provided inspiration. Paper collage. Skill building and connecting to Core curriculum.

2nd Grade art 2016-17

Second Grade artists are a bit more independent and able to follow 2-3 step directions. Here are the projects and challenges we enjoyed this year.

What did we do this year in Art?

Innovations in Art our art room theme for 2016-17 

We explored a variety of artistic processes, asked questions presented connections and made discoveries- during the journey created some great art too!

Second Grade Program overview

Objective for students: to experience a variety of mediums and techniques used for creating art. Introduce art history text and continue exposure to the elements of art and vocabulary. Using art tools, developing fine motor skills and following a series of directions

Painted paper-process painting with sponges, caps and corks- Fine motor skills, hands on experience

Fairytale Villains-color values, complimentary colors, symmetrical, asymmetrical, following a series of direction involving cutting and drawing. Storytelling and emotion through art.

Art Connection: Cubist portrait work by Pablo Picasso

School Project- Heart drawing and watercolor project for online sales

The Great Sea Turtle Project- Warm cool, creating a habitat and a sea turtle, Aboriginal Inspired, painting, collage, stamping, cutting and designing. Building a multilayered composition with movement.

Science Art connection Observation/Imagination

Still with vase of flowers-ruler use and line direction (draw a line for the table/wall) coloring, symmetry-cut and create a symmetrical vase. Cut and collage flowers draw details with crayon or pencil.

Art history connection: Dutch masters and Van Gogh Sunflowers

Group Project- designing, cutting and assembling their own flower for a class display-Vase/Vine

Science Art connection Observation/Imagination

1st grade art creations 2016-17

In First Grade we continue our skill building an art exploration with lots of animal based projects. Here is an overview of what we did this year.

What did we do this year in Art?

Innovations in Art our art room theme for 2016-17 

We explored a variety of artistic processes, asked questions presented connections and made discoveries- during the journey created some great art too!

First Grade Program overview

Objective for students: to experience a variety of mediums and techniques used for creating art. Introduce art history text and continue exposure to the elements of art. Using art tools, developing fine motor skills and following a series of directions.

Painted paper-process painting with sponges, caps and corks- Fine motor skills, hands on experience

Spider and Web-review line direction, direct drawing create a web with crayon, paint over with watercolor and observe the reaction of wax to water, add salt to wet paint to create another effect.

Science Art connection Observation/Imagination

Cookie People around the world-using a pattern to cut out a shape. Human form. Looking a traditional dress and costumes around the world. Using assorted papers to create unique clothing. Drawing details with crayon and or pencil.

Cultural connection-Traditional dress around the world

School Project- Heart drawing and watercolor project for online sales

Klee Cat- inspired by the work of Paul Klee students learned how to follow a series of direct drawing instructions and create their own Cat/Bird composition. Completed project in crayon and watercolor

Awesome Giraffes – Giraffe facts and fun. Artists created a colorful background habitat for their art giraffe. Using a pattern for the head they drew their own giraffe complete with ears, eyes, muzzle and awesome cone! Cut paper collage, makers and color pencil for details.

Science Art connection Observation/Imagination

Kinder Art Work 2016 17

Kinders are fearless artists and love to explore and create.
Here is an overview of the projects we did this year enjoy:

What did we do this year in Art?

Innovations in Art

Our art room theme for 2016-17 

We explored a variety of artistic processes, asked questions presented connections and made discoveries- during the journey created some great art too!

Kindergarten Program overview

Objective for students: to experience a variety of mediums and techniques used for creating art. Introduce art history text and the elements of art. Develop fine motor skills and following simple directions

Painted paper-process painting with sponges, caps and corks- Fine motor skills, hands on experience

Kinder Cats-Artists create their own cat using pre cut shapes, crayons and color pencils.

Name Game-Line direction, following series of stop and go directions, how to use a paint brush, watercolor blending, skill building.

School Project- Heart drawing and watercolor project for online sales

Snow Person- creating a background with sponge and circle stamps. Collage elements to cut and apply with glue to a background in a specific order- size (small, medium large) position, (top, middle, bottom) parts of the face, adding details, building a collage.

Rainbow City- artists created a rainbow background sky and added 6 building/rectangles using the color wheel as a guide. Details drawn with crayons and color pencils

Red White &Robot- line direction painting, build a robot with 6 rectangular shapes glue to background, add face/ details with crayon, collage and or stickers.   

Art History connection: Jasper John flag series, pop art, Bearden

Welcome to our New Year 2016-17 Full STEAM ahead!

This year we are going to expand our hands on learning and really move in a process over product direction. And what better way to start the New Year than with a series of painted paper workshops.