First Grade Paper Sculptures

First graders created paper sculptures using scraps / strips of paper, and glue. The goal of this project was to practice tearing, curling, and folding paper.

4th Grade Abstracts Inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe

4th Graders learned about the American painter, Georgia O'Keeffe. Georgia O'Keeffe was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. O'Keeffe is known for painting up-close abstracts of flowers, and bones. O'Keeffe found inspiration and completed a great deal of her out west, in the desert. For this lesson, students looked at realistic photographs of flowers and bones. Each student created a view finder, which is like a small window, that allowed them to zoom in on part of a flower or a skull. Students drew the zoomed in portion of their flower or skull on large paper, followed by painting with acrylics. Students practiced color mixing, layering, and adding shading and highlights. Learning Targets: 1. I can create an abstract composition, from looking at a realistic photograph. (by zooming in on PART of my photograph). 2. I can mix/ show a variety of different colors and values in my painting. 3. I can blend colors of paint together. (colors that go well together)

3rd Grade Symmetrical Color Wheels

3rd graders created symmetrical color wheels. Students created symmetrical designs in pairs on complementary colors (opposites on the color wheel). Students then worked on using the primary colors, to mix the secondary colors. In each color section, students practiced mixing tints (by adding white to lighten the color), and shades (by adding black to darken a color). Learning Targets: 1. I can create symmetrical designs (in sets of complementary colors). 2. I can mix the primary colors to create secondary colors. 3. I can create a variety of tints & shades of colors.

5th Grade Abstract Eyes

5th Graders used oil pastels to create an abstract drawing of an eye. The lines themselves may be realistic, however the color choice / selection is what makes the pieces abstract. Students worked on overlapping and blending oil pastels as well.

5th Grade Mini Museums

5th Grade Mini Museums:
     5th grade classes took a field trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum. During our time at the museum, students spent some time sketching artworks that they were interested in, or drawn to. After returning to school, students recreated small replications of two 2-D artworks and one 3-D artwork. Students had to select materials that were the same, or would closely replicate those that were used in the original artworks. Students also worked on proportion.

Who is the Mona Lisa?

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.