Kindergarten
Kindergarteners had a busy week between finishing their clay crosses with acrylic gloss, reading Dr. Seuss stories and drawing the Cat in the Hat! Students followed a guided lesson for drawing or painting the cat himself but then began creating a new hat! Students will finish this activity during the next two weeks (K1 and K2 delayed for Terra Nova testing).
First Grade
First graders also celebrated the birthday of our beloved author Dr. Seuss by creating pieces for a Dr. Seuss "quilt." Many students participated in a guided drawing lesson of the Cat in the Hat, but others chose their own drawings, such as those of the Lorax below! During our next session, students may paint watercolors over the crayon, which resists the paint and shows through for a unique mixed media finished picture.
Below, see a Jim Dine Valentine's Day painting from earlier this February!
Second Grade
Second grade learned about form and the creation of pinch pots in this Spring-themed activity! We made birds' nests using the pinch pot method and filled them with twigs, leaves, eggs and even some baby chicks! Some birds warmed their eggs, as well. What creative ideas! Students rolled the eggs and twigs and added texture with pencil. Way to go, 2nd grade!
Third Grade
Third graders who had class this week continued the process of creating mixed media cities! Students explored different methods and settled on ones that worked best for them. Next week we will finish these paintings with the application of Modge Podge.
Fourth Grade
Many fourth grade students finished their Tar Beach cityscapes/dreamscapes! Next week, students will conclude this activity and then begin discussion of art reflection and critique. Great job, 4th grade!
Fifth Grade
Students in fifth grade began analyzing art this week. What better way to analyze than to look at something closely and in small pieces, bit by bit? Using Gustave Caillebotte's "Rainy Day in Paris," present in a cityscape photograph we studied during Odyssey through the Arts, students described how we could break it apart with a grid to look at lines, colors, texture, and other elements of art! We did just that, sketching small portions of this stunning painting to prepare for next week's activity!
Sixth Grade
Students in sixth grade participated in stations this week. One station group worked on using plaster gauze and empty cleaning wipes canisters to create three-dimensional crosses for the Mar. 10 prayer service for Lent! The three crosses represent those on Calvary, where Jesus died for our sins. Students did a wonderful job problem solving to ensure the crosses would be completed in time for our prayer service with 6B home room! A second station group began the sketch for our Greek Vase project, which ties in our study of ancient art to our Language Arts and Social Studies projects and activities. A final station read from Scholastic Art on ancient Egyptian art or drew in their sketchbooks.
Seventh Grade
Seventh graders continued working on their cardboard cities! The application of oil pastel on top of the black paint is creating a lovely effect!
Eighth Grade
Like sixth grade, eighth graders worked in small groups. Many concluded their printmaking activities, while others began a study of African masks. We enjoyed learning the different symbols, meaning and storytelling behind these beautiful works of art! Then, students designed masks of their own, inspired by the pieces we studied. We used concepts of negative and positive space and symmetry in the beautiful artworks pictured below. More to come soon!
This student problem-solved to print with watercolor:
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