Friday, November 2, 2012

3rd Grade Cardboard Montage

3rd Grade Cardboard Montage
     Each 3rd grade class created a collaborative art piece, to hang throughout our school.  For this project, each student used paint to design and decorate a piece of cardboard.  Once all of the pieces were designed and decorated, students worked together at their tables to assemble their pieces in a creative way.  Each table assemblage was then glued together to create a larger work.  As a class, students discussed:
- What does the world collaborate mean?
- How do artists collaborate with each other?
- What are some things to keep in mind when working on a project with others / as a group?

Learning Targets:
1. I can create a piece of artwork through collaboration with others.

2nd Grade Patterned Letters

2nd Grade Patterned Letters
     2nd graders learned how to draw a bubble, or a block letter.  Students draw the first letter of their first name, in pencil, and then created patterns out of lines, shapes, and designs inside their letter, and in the background.  Sharpie markers were used to trace the drawings.  Tempera paint was used to add color to the project.

Learning Targets:
1. I can draw a block or bubble letter.
2. I can repeat lines, shapes, or designs to create a pattern.
3. I can show good use of craftsmanship.









Kindergarten Line Paintings

Kindergarten Line Paintings
     Kindergarteners learned to name, identify, and draw a variety of different lines.  The lines included:
- Straight
- Thin
- Thick
- Dashed (road line)
- Zig Zag
- Lightning bolt
- Heartbeat
- Squiggle (snake line)
- Castle
- Curly cue
- Spiral
- Scallop (ocean wave)

     Kindergarteners practiced drawing a variety of lines.  Each student started by tracing lines that were given to them, and then creating their own lines.  After they were done practicing, students took their pencil for a walk across their paper, trying to draw each line they learned.  The lines were then traced with oil pastels.  Students used tempera paint to add color to the background, experimenting with overlapping, and color mixing.

Targets:
1. I can name and identify a variety of lines.
2. I can draw a variety of lines.