3rd Grade Georgia O'Keefe-inpsired leaves

1st Grade Cat Collage

2nd Grade Van Gogh Texture Paintings

Art Club Andy Goldsworthy-style Natural Art

After discussing the artwork of Andy Goldsworthy with my Art Club, they had a TON of ideas to create nature art.  The fall is the perfect time to find colors in nature, and the group came up with something that got a lot of attention when students were walking home from school. 

2nd Grade Van Gogh Texture Drawings

                                       

4th & 5th Grade Hispanic Heritage Flags (Collage)

Art History Club

Students discussed the texture of "Van Gogh's Starry Night" and recreated the painting with sidewalk chalk!

2nd Grade Pumpkin Perspective

2nd Grade Pumpkin Perspective

Learning Goals:
Students were introduced to, and discussed perspective, and how things get smaller as their distance from the observer increases.  Students practiced perspective by drawing pumpkins in a field.  They created their artwork using oil pastels.

Students had a great time making this project...and even weeks later I saw them using perspective with all kinds of objects! Trees, apples, cats, dogs, etc!

1st Grade Jack O Lanterns

1st Grade Jack-O-Lanterns

Learning Goals:

Students practiced drawing shapes by constructing a pumpkin and adding a face.  Students were exposed to geometric shapes (triangle, circle, and square).  Students discussed how to combine simple shapes to create a face. They used crayons to create their artwork.

2nd Grade Fall Watercolor Leaves

2nd Grade Watercolor Leaves

Learning Goals:

Students were introduced to warm (red, yellow orange) and cool (green, blue, and purple) colors.  Students were also exposed to organic shapes (leaves), and discussed the parts of a leaf.  They used crayons and watercolor paint to practice using warm and cool colors and create their artwork.

Week 1, we drew our leaves using crayon, and week 2 we discussed warm and cool colors + how to use water color paints.  They really enjoyed the results!  

1st Grade Concentric Circles

1st Grade Concentric Circles

Learning Goals:

Students were introduced to concentric circles.  Students were also exposed to geometric shapes (circles).  They used crayons and watercolor paint to practice concentric circles and create their artwork.

2nd Grade Concentric Shapes

2nd Grade Concentric Shapes

Learning Goals:

Students were introduced to concentric shapes.  Students were also exposed to geometric and organic shapes.  They used crayons and watercolor paint to practice concentric shapes and create their artwork.

5th Grade Line Drawing

 Line Drawing

Learning Goals:

Students demonstrated and described many types of line including horizontal, vertical, diagonal and zigzag.  Students also used line to create letters that have mass ("bubble letters").  They used pencils, Sharpies, and colored pencils to create their artwork.

4th & 5th Grade Mandalas

Mandalas

Learning Goals:

Students created a pattern using at least 3 variables in a random or predictable way.  Students were also exposed to symmetry and the art & history of mandalas.

They used markers and paper-folding to create their artwork.

This is one of my favorite lessons, simply because it's fun and EVERY kid enjoys it EVERY time.  All you need to do is fold a coffee filter in half three times, and whatever you draw on the front of your wedge, you have to draw on the back as well with marker!  It's really important to explain to the kids that they need to draw slowly so the marker soaks through. Also, that they should not open it until they are completely finished with their designs because it's hard to line everything up again with the folding.  I used this lesson to explore pattern and the history of mandalas.

4th Grade Line Drawing

Line Drawing

Learning Goals:

Students demonstrated and described many types of line including horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and zigzag.  Students also used line to create letters that have mass ("bubble letters").  They used pencils, Sharpies, and colored pencils to create their artwork.