*Special thank you to Mrs. Murphy for helping out in the art room this week! We are grateful.*
Kindergarten
Kindergarten students in the Friday classes finished their Georgia O'Keeffe style poppies, whereas students in the Wednesday class completed an early finisher project, Alphabet Fish paintings! The fish paintings followed a reading of student favorite Mrs. Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, and they allowed us to practice our alphabet letters along with using our imaginations!
First Grade
First grade students reviewed concepts of illustrations and how art can be used to tell stories before discussing the use of puppets, as well! Then, we watched a video telling of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie to draw inspiration for making puppets to tell this story in a different way. Students used everyday objects such as cups as tracers in making the mouse's head and ears, and then they followed steps in a guided drawing of different parts of the mouse. Next week, we will cut and paste the various parts onto paper bags before adding color to finish these literature-inspired puppets. Great work, first grade!
Second Grade
Second grade also discussed the role of illustration in telling stories, especially as they relate to the stories we create in writer's workshop! Because students are learning about fairy tales in class, we looked at examples of fairy tales such as "Sleeping Beauty" and how illustrations help move the story along. They also help us to visualize events and glean additional details that might not be revealed in the text. Next, we learned about storyboards that animators in particular use to plan the telling of a story through illustrations. We divided up our papers into six "frames" and used appropriate transition words from writer's workshop for each frame. Next week, we will select a particular frame to draw more carefully and with our best materials!
Also, take a look at many of our emphasis sunflowers now on display!
Third Grade
Third grade used corn skewers in a new context this week: the creation of scratch art! Students created deep sea drawings and also scenes from outer space, among other ideas. Some students were confronted with challenges, such as difficulty in scratching off paint that was applied more heavily. These students problem solved with a positive attitude and were able to use white crayon to fill in parts that would not scratch off. Thank you for your great attitude, third grade!
Fourth Grade
Fourth Grade students continued to work on their Folk Art cityscapes inspired by Faith Ringgold. Many students concluded their work this week and will look forward to new adventures in art next week!
Fifth Grade
Fifth grade students looked at more examples of Early American Art (as well as some other periods) to note the strong emphasis placed on depictions of man shown insignificant in the face of awe-inspiring nature. Students used terms from last week's art analysis lesson to describe, analyze, evaluate and judge artworks before brainstorming ideas for their own depiction of man and nature. Students began drawing and will apply watercolor paint next week.
Sixth Grade
Sixth grade concluded their Mixed Media self portraits this week! Early finishers participated in other activities using mixed media, such as crumpled paper with watercolor, watercolor and wax resist using crayon, and layering of analogous colors over Sharpie designs. Great job, 6th grade!
Seventh Grade
Seventh grade also concluded a unit with the wrapping up of their Chuck Close style portraits. Early finishers participated in an activity that broke an artwork up into parts, as Chuck Close did. However, this artwork involved a choice of slides, flips or turns of a geometric or organic line design before coloring of different quadrants in monochromatic, analogous, and finally complementary colors. Incredible work, students!
Eighth Grade
Eighth grade wrapped up most of their technology presentations on careers in the arts this week! Then, students who had not finished their negative space nature paintings concluded that previous assignment, whereas others learned new techniques in watercolor. Great job, 8th grade!
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