2nd Grade Creating 2018-19

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

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

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

Chinese New Year dragon- cross culture, designing with shapes and exploring metallic color pencils

Jellies- Observation/Imagination, students draw a jellyfish shape with crayon, apply watercolor wash and sea salt. Project is completed with glow in the dark glue to add the bioluminescent quality to the art.

Clay Sea Turtles- students constructed their own clay sea turtle using basic building skills and information gained from previous sea turtle project. Part 2, build a base/ocean floor to support your sea turtle, using a straw and pool noodle

Recycle/Environmental Science /Art connection Observation/Imagination

Coloring pages of various ocean creatures.

Special Day Class discoveries 2018-19

Objective for students: to experience a variety of mediums and techniques used for creating art. Introduce to the elements of art and vocabulary. Using art tools, developing fine motor skills, classroom behavior expectations and following a short series of directions

Large fall Leaves- color blending and color theory

Who ate your Cookie -Clay and beads to create this textural project following a series of basic steps.

Snow Bears - 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. Supports red, white and blue and weather/season units

Watercolor Line Patterns-Using a limited watercolor palette, students explored color blending and added salt/stars at the end of the experience.

Paint to Pattern- students explored paint color blending and design. Pre-cut cat designs were then overlaid to create a finished image.

First Grade Art Adventures 2018-19

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.

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. Glitter glue was used to add reflective elements

Science Art connection Observation/Imagination

Line direction- Inspired by Mondrian this project expands vocabulary and understanding of line, movement. Throughout the year the students can add color and detail to the drawing

Rainbow Zebras- Zebras facts and fun, this painting, coloring and collage project challenged students to follow a series of directions, trace a pattern, composition and design. Background, Foreground,  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. Facial expression and emotion. Cultural connection

Happy Rainbow Flowers- Tracing shapes, building a flower from the center out, vocabulary and skill building, connecting to seasons and Georgia O’Keeffe

Pre-K and DHH Hands on Fun 2018-19

Objective for students: first experiences to a variety of mediums and techniques for creating art. Hands on development of fine motor skills and begin to follow a basic direction.

Mini clay pumpkins (Air dry) - first clay experience creating a sphere shape. Part 2 paint with orange and green. supports Pumpkin Unit/Seeds/plant cycle

Mini clay apple (model magic) shapes and seasons

Winter Bear Seasonal painting and collage

Shape house- Pre-cut forms to build a house following a series of directions. Shape identification and skill building.

Expressive Color painting-  Using 6 rainbow color tempera paints to cover the paper in an expressive and exploratory project. Color theory

Magic Snails- following a series of directions artist blend 2 colors of clay (model magic) to create a coil form and build a snail shape.

Kinder Adventurers 2018-19

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

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

Fall Leaf Abstract-Color blending warm and cool, tracing shapes, following a series of directions. Connects to seasons and plants

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. Supports red, white and blue and weather/season units

Rainbow City - following a series of directions, Artists created a rainbow background sky/ground color theory. Part 2 construct a city with precut black rectangles and squares use crayons to add details.  Vocabulary and skill building

Magic Snails- Introduction to clay, following a series of directions artists blend 2 colors of model magic to create a coil form and build a snail shape. Snail “lives” on name leaf.

Art History connection: Jasper John flag series, pop art, Bearden, Georgia O’Keeffe

Welcome to our New Year Art 2018-19

Starting the year with a school wide project: Teach Peace
Our first 2 weeks of art were spent creating this!