This month in art....
k- all kindergarteners have learned about Mr. Roy G.Bv the rainbow man. He loves his colors! After learning the name and order of the colors in the rainbow, students used colored tissue paper squares to create their very own rainbows. They did a fantastic job!
Now k students are learning the primary colors and secondary colors. They have read "White Rabbits color book" which helped them know which two primary colors mixed together make orange, green and purple. They got to mix the colors themselves and paint pictures with them. The next step will be to take their colored papers and cut out shapes from them. Then they will build a colorful shape collage. I think they are going to turn out great!
1st- First graders are very enthusiastic in art class this year. We jumped right in and
reviewed the primary colors and started creating different shades of secondary colors. So far they have created 4 different shades of oranges, greens and purples. They filled three papers with the color families. Our next step is to create an abstract collage using their painted papers. I am looking forward to seeing their creativity continue to bloom.
2nd- This year second grade started off learning
about matter (solids, liquids, gases) in science class so I decided experimenting with different matter of media would be really fun for the kids. We discussed what makes each type of matter different and what different kinds of liquid and solid media artists use, we could not think of any gases that are used in art :) The children had a few class periods to experiment with 4 different kinds of liquid media (ink, markers, paint & watercolor) and 4 different kinds of solid media (crayons, colored pencil, charcoal & pastels). The kids saw first hand the different effects each type of media created. We wrapped up our
experiment with a great discussion of the similarities and differences between each media, as well as the liquid vs. solid ones.
Next, second graders will be exploring the comic style of drawing. They will be looking at a few comic artists work, including one of my own favorites Patrick McDonald (mutts comics). Then they will give it a go by creating their own.
4th- The entire 4th grade jumped right into their their first big project, a self portrait. They studied different portraits to see similarities between them. We discovered that the
features on a face (eyes, nose, mouth & ears) had a particular "location" on a head. They used their knowledge to draw themselves. They then added backgrounds that described them. I have been so pleased with how they have come out. They have shown to be brilliant artist!
