Third grade artists learned a Native American song in music class and created totem poles in art class! First students looked at Native American totem poles and learned how some totem poles were used to tell stories. Each artists created one animal using collage techniques. The pieces were added together to create a totem pole!
Third graders read all about architecture and became architects for our next project. After looking at Edward Hopper’s “House by the Railroad”, students learned what makes a house a “Victorian” house. Students practiced making sketches of houses with towers, turrets, many stories, decorative trim, and made sure their houses were not symmetrical. After designing two …
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 …
Students in grades 3-5 (and the 2/3 split class) looked at the work of quilt artist Maritza Soto for inspiration on the first day of art class. We had to think back to what we learned about symmetry last year as we drew our designs. Then we arranged our circle pieces in a way that …