4th Grade Robot Unit

4th Grade Robot Unit

     4th graders completed a robot unit that involved drawing, coloring, stamp-making, texture relief rubbings, and printmaking. Students were tasked with designing and drawing their own robot. From there, stamps were built out of cardboard, tag board, and glue. Students used the stamps to create texture relief rubbings from, followed by ink to create prints from them. Students also learned about how printmakers label their prints. For this unit, students worked on the following learning targets:

- I can combine a variety of lines and shapes to create a detailed and interesting robot.

- I can overlap and layer shapes to create a detailed stamp.

- I can use my stamp to create multiple prints of the same image. 

- I can show careful use of craftsmanship in my drawing, coloring, and printmaking.

3rd Grade Neutral Robots

3rd Grade Neutral Robots

     3rd graders invented their own robots. Students started by drawing robots using pencil first, then outlining with Sharpie markers. Students used white and black acrylic paint to mix a variety of neutral grays for painting in the robots. The focus of this project was to show as many values as possible within the robots. For this lesson, students worked on the following learning targets:

- I can combine a variety of shapes and lines to create an interesting and detailed robot.

- I can create and show at least 5 different neutral values in my artwork.

- I can show careful use of craftsmanship with my drawing and painting.