Happy New Year!
Square 1 Art fundraiser was a big hit this year. Thank you to all families who participated. I hope that you are enjoying your customized art merchandise. The funds from this program will be used to purchase non-consumable resources for the art room.
PK: Hibernating bears
Pre-Kindergarten students are enjoying drawing hibernating bears. Our learning targets for this lesson are: drawing lines and shapes, creating fur textures, and using light and dark paint. We are mid-lesson and our next step is probably the best part.
KINDERGARTEN: Winter Scenes
Our Kindergartens completed many mini-lesson exploring how artists can transform one thing into something else. All these mini lessons combined to create winter collage scenes featuring: white birch trees, bird houses, and birds. We drew, painted, printed, and collaged. It was so fun.
1ST GRADE: African Zebras
Each year our students have an opportunity to learn about a different culture around the world. This school year each grade will explore Africa. First Graders loved this lesson about Zebras in the Savannah. We painted tapered lines to create zebra stripes. Used collage to cut, rearrange and glue to form a zebra. We explored OP art and tricked the viewer into seeing a zebra made by our cut paper shapes. We painted a landscape of the savannah learning about the horizon line, and how to create different textures. Finally we added a border using printmaking and African tribal patterns.
2ND GRADE: Van Gogh Sunflowers
One of the key artist’s second graders learn about is Vincent Van Gogh. In this lesson students created their own Sunflower vases inspired by Van Gogh’s artwork. Our learning targets included: Students will be able to list 3 facts about VanGogh. Students will explore post impressionism by creating line-like textures. Students will build color theory by exploring warm, cool, and complementary colors. Ask your student what they know about Van Gogh. I think you will be surprised by their responses.
3RD GRADE: Folk Art Snowglobes
Third graders are mid-lesson drawing folk art snow globes. So far they have observed folk artists Karla Gerad and Heather Galler art work. We are using this as inspiration to draw 2-D and 3-D houses, whimsical trees, and use patterns to fill spaces. Some of our key vocabulary words include: folk art, contemporary art, and abstract.
4TH: David Hale
Fourth Graders explored the artwork and style of contemporary artist David Hale. David is often inspired by animals, nature and line design. Each student used observational drawing to sketch an animal of their choice. Then created a window inside the animal depicting its habitat. Next created line designs using variety and repetition to fill the image. Finally the animals were cut out and displayed on their own abstract balanced background.
5TH GRADE: Tim Burton inspired Portraits
Fifth Grade students explored the artwork and style of Tim Burton and then created their own Burtonesque portrait or self portrait. Ask your fifth grader what Burtonesque characteristics are. I think their answers will surprise you. This project turned out amazing.
I am looking for a few more ART ROOM VOLUNTEERS. If you are willing to help 1-2 hours a month that would be a huge blessing to me. Please shoot me an email and let's get connected. kkingsl@hpseagle.net
These kiddos are amazing! I love being a part of their creative journey.
Blessings,
Mrs. Kingsley
