Week 3..

This week had a little more printing and stamping for the kinders and first graders. We were discussing the direction of lines and some shapes. 

Kinder made prints of their homes. 

I always find these spectacularly special. I love the child style thinking and how they represent things. 

They used laminate samples to practice printing their vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines and used sponges cut into shapes for different details. 

First grade, using the same method created city scapes that they will color in next week with pastels. 

This building has many many windows but is the overall idea of what they are trying to accomplish. 

 

Second grade is creating busy cities but they are drawing them. We have discussed the directions of lines and various geometric shapes that can be found in buildings and their surroundings. 

I don't give too many parameters because I feel like they should be thinking these things up. I tell them the direction to hold their paper, skills they will need like "draw light, until you've got it right" and how to organize things to look best. The rest is up to them. As long as they can explain their learning goal and artistic decisions I'm a happy (and proud) little art teacher. 

Third grade is creating LineScapes. They are learning the three parts of a landscape and then using line to decorate the areas within their landscape. The one below isn't complete but is in good shape to have the lines added next week. We are studying wavy, curved, dotted, broken, curly types of lines and they are free to make their own up. 

It's the third week of school. I'm super proud of my kids. They are adapting well and following my very organized routines. 

I love being an art teacher. Mostly because I'm always impressed with what my kids come up with. 

"Every artist is a child. The problem is staying one once you grow up" Picasso 

On to week 4! 

Messes made earlier this school year..

One of the first projects I did with fifth and fourth grade what about Peter Max. Students created a space scape using bright colored markers and Peter Max's signature style sun.

This wonderful piece of work was made by a fifth-grade boy.

Students were able to lay out their space scape in whatever manner they liked. Many included several planets and moons. This project took them three class periods to complete. 

Second-grade was learning about the color wheel and lines, so they created a line design color wheel. They learned to divide the paper into six even pieces and then decorated every single piece with different types of lines. When they were finished adding the lines in permanent marker they painted the pieces in rainbow order as it goes on the color wheel.

This example was made by second-grade boy.

The first project the third-graders did was about landscapes and lines. Students created a mountainous landscape. Then they used different types of lines to fill in all of the areas of the landscape. 

These are just some of the messes we've made in the short time we've been in school already.  I am so proud of my new students and all of their awesome effort.

-Ms. G