While studying LINE, an element of design, 4th graders created a drawing using LINE VARIATION. They included many types of lines as well as some thick and thin lines. Every student chose a landscape to draw using BIG simple shapes. Then they filled each space with different types of lines to …
Mrs. Klein’s class looked at the Earth Art of Andy Goldsworthy during art class on Friday. Students used the fresh fallen leaves to create their own Earth Art-inspired photo. Each student decided if they wanted their arrangement to be symmetrically or asymmetrically balanced. When their leaf arrangement was complete, they added their signature and took …
Fifth graders have been talking about how they can use their artwork to help others. Each fifth grade class has used a different paper-mache method to make a bowl. All bowls will be donated to Dearborn’s Annual Empty Bowls Night (November 23) to raise money for Gleaner’s Food Bank. One class used Kandinsky’s abstract artwork …
Third grade celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15- October 15) by studying and creating artwork from a Spanish speaking country. We even learned a few Spanish words along the way! Students looked at decorative Mexican Folk Mirrors and the pattern designs that covered them. Students reviewed their lines and shapes and focused on patterns as they …
At the beginning of autumn our 2nd grade artists talked about some of the signs of the changing season. We noted how the leaves change to warm colors and begin to fall off of the trees. This was our inspiration for our artwork! Students drew leaves that may have just fallen off of trees in …
First graders looked at the artwork of artist Wassily Kandinsky for inspiration and some shape review. . Students chose their own shapes to draw using a crayon-resist method with watercolor paints. We talked about how Kandinsky painted to try and show how music made him feel. After we were finished with our shape paintings, …
Second grade students (and the third grade students in Mrs. Gutierrez’s class) are making instruments in Ms. Devine’s music class! Before they assembled the instruments they painted the parts during art class. Before we began painting, students looked at some of Kandinsky’s artwork. They learned how Kandinsky painted the way music sounded, or the way music …
Two of our fifth grade classes were able to create artwork outside before the temperatures start to drop! Before going outside, students read about Monet and his impressionist style. Students looked for the the specific colors in the trees around the track and created an oil pastel drawing of what they saw.
At the beginning of autumn our 4th grade artists looked at the shapes and lines that appear in pumpkins and sunflowers and created a drawing with glue. When the glue was dry, they added color with chalk. We talked about how lights and shadows can show value and can give objects form (or a 3-D …
As we learn about new artists, processes, and techniques we are developing and expanding upon our definition and understanding of ART. Fifth graders were asked the questions “Is graffiti art? Why or why not?”. They wrote down their opinions for a class discussion. This photo shows our opinions at the beginning of the lesson. We …