September is a good time to hit some of the basics and see how well and comfortably the students draw. I also get to assess how well they work with basic supplies like glue and scissors at all grade levels. Most of the grades did a name based project and projects using types of lines to create designs. The 3rd grade spirals were a lot of fun and quite popular. The kindergarten names went well with the paper plate faces and hand prints from the week before. Lots of the artwork made it onto the walls in the hall or the classrooms. 
We also did projects identifying textures and shaping them which is very popular. students brought items from home to add to my offerings to have a "touch table" then used the items to create the designs. The picture at left is from the 2nd grade class.
The 4-5 grade did an interpretive mixed media picture using yarns, tissue and drawing based on the story of Moby Dick. Great depictions of whales with its blow hole and other detail of a wily whale that had survived many hunts. One of the students added the boat and little speech bubbles.
Our lines and curves drawing day turned out so much better than the examples I brought. 2nd grade did scarecrow complete with crows and the 3rd grade is abstract blocks. 
This year our 6-8th grade students are all participating in art instead of signing up for an optional group after school I had them draw the Spanish buildings then paint them in watercolors. Watercolors are a bit of a challenge to get just the right amount of wet into everything but by the end they did a great job and some went on to do a 2nd picture.
No comments:
Post a Comment