Kindergarten collaborated on group murals to liven up the hallways. They experimented with watercolors and explored mixing color.
First grade was working on quilt squares inspired by artist Faith Ringgold in preparation for Black History Month.
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1st grade students enjoyed this unique "paint" made of shaving cream and liquid school glue... Snow Paint! which I found here. They absolutely loved this! They painted their background with watercolors in one class, and we talked about cool colors and winter. They then sketched a drawing of what they would paint with the "snow". Most everyone wanted to do snowmen after that idea was presented. Painting with this material and building the thick texture was hard, but a good challenge. They then cut out and added their details from scrap paper. Artwork was finished off with a sprinkle of glitter snow... Overall, this was a fun and challenging experience for the kids, and one that I will definitely do again! Students helped create table decor for the Thanksgiving luncheon with family. Following our Thanksgiving break, we had to get ready for the Kindergarten holiday musical program. Kindergartners made paper bows in art to wear as they sang "Good Things Come in Little Packages". For the last two weeks of school before Winter break, Kindergarten had some fun with gingerbread. We read the story of the gingerbread man, and then rotated through various centers with a gingerbread theme... but the big favorite was the gingerbread clay! which I found here! It smelled so yummy and the kids loved it.
We also made paper gingerbread houses and gingerbread boys & girls. Students cut out the shape they needed and then drew their details in pencil. Next class, students used oil pastels, paint, and other stuff to decorate their gingerbread creation. Kindergarten PumpkinsDuring the month of October pumpkins are everywhere. And kids think jack-o-lanterns are super fun. So I usually like to do some sort of pumpkin project. For this one we focused on the element of Shape by making a pumpkin collage. In Kindergarten we work a lot on building our fine motor skills, so in this project they practiced tearing with the orange paper, and cutting with the black paper for their pumpkin's face. I let students use the white liquid glue on their own to make the circle for the pumpkin, BUT I supervised the tables individually to observe and assist when necessary. I have found that classroom teachers typically use glue sticks to avoid the mess of liquid glue, but I like to start them on liquid glue early so that by the time they reach third grade it isn't a new material. Lastly, we added some pre-cut tissue squares (as we were running short on time and I wanted them to make it home before Halloween!), and they drew a moon and stars for their night sky. They couldn't wait to take these home! .First Grade Splat MonstersFirst grade has been BEGGING to get their hands on some paint. So I saw this on The Art Teacher's Closet on Pinterest and thought it would be so fun for October. For day 1 of this project I set up art centers so that I could individually supervise the group with the paint. The other centers were iPads (which the kids love), and blocks/foam shapes/magnetic shapes board (all in one center). The objective for the iPads was for students to draw an organic shape monster blob, and to add geometric shapes for details. Students were also allowed to free draw on the iPads. At the blocks/foam/magnets center they were encouraged to build and create a place for their monster to live. At the paint center students blew through a straw to make the paint move across their paper. This created the drippy, splatter effect. Students had never used paint in this way so it was really fun! Very engaging! Day 2 of this project we read the book I Need My Monster. We discussed the different personalities of the monsters in the book, and looked at the illustrations for inspiration. We did some brainstorming of what shapes to use for what facial features. Then I let students pretty much go at it on their own. They were given a scrap bin with colorful construction paper, scissors, glue sticks, and crayons. I was so pleased to see the creativity coming out with these monsters. I also had them write 3 words to describe their monster on the back of their paper. This was the most challenging part for some! A few of my classes haven't finished their monster yet, but so far I am loving the results!
Here is my lesson board where I post project examples and standards. Kindergarten:Kindergarten has just finished some adorable Apple Collages! After a few weeks of working with pencils and crayons, I wanted to change it up for the kinders. They love paint (obvi.), and anything involving paint is the best thing ever. So I decided to do some printmaking with apples. I have done this before, more for the experience than the actual product. I also utilized my art centers as a way to work with small groups during the process. Next class I showed students Paul Cezanne's Still Life with Apples, and practiced looking at art and talking about what we see. Next students cut out their apples, drew and cut out a bowl for the apples, and drew their table. This lesson is great for teaching students about using scissors and glue- they can't get enough exposure to these materials! They also got to add an apple print to their class tree... and this is how I displayed them. 1st grade:First grade had a fall music performance, so I was asked to have students create some fall decor for the stage. SO, we talked about the season changing, particularly what happens to the leaves on the trees. We looked at different shapes and colors of leaves, and came up with our warm color scheme. Students used tissue paper and paste (I just watered down some Elmer's) and they filled a half sheet of paper. This lesson is great for talking about collage, which is a term I have to reinforce with my kids! Next class when collages were dry, students drew their leaf shapes on the back (white side) and then cut out their leaves. Their leaf became part of our stage installation for the Fall music performance. This project has bright and fun results, and it's great for making science connections!
After hanging so many Silly Cities throughout the school, I just had to show you more examples of how they came out. I have done this lesson with 1st grade every year since I started teaching (five years ago) because it is a simple way to introduce Line and Shape through a draw-along, and I just love the results. They are unique, fun, and the kids are so proud of their work- as am I! Enjoy! FYI- I found these awesome frames at Lakeshore Learning!
I’m a little late in getting this thing up and running, but excited nonetheless! It is my first year at Riverside Primary, and so far I couldn’t be happier! Over the past 6 weeks we have been having fun and working hard in the art room. I’ll give you a quick rundown on what we’ve been up to. The first week of school was spent introducing myself and, of course, covering rules and procedures, which are important… BUT I made sure we got into the art-making (fun part), too! We started with reading The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds, and the kids made a Dot-inspired drawing. The great thing about this book is that everybody is successful, and it is great in teaching young kids to identify as artists. Kindergarten has been introduced to Line and Shape, which we will continue to work on over the course of the year. They finished cute little house drawings that have so much personality. I happily hung them all over the school in preparation for Open House. 1st grade has just finished their Silly Cityscape drawings. We talked about Line, Shape, and Color as Elements of Art. This ended up being a 3-week project because I let them trace their pencil lines with Sharpie markers! It’s amazing how quiet a class of 25 first graders will be when you give them these special markers! Before coloring them in we talked about craftsmanship and how to fill in neatly with crayons- they turned out beautiful! Lastly, I wanted to share something new that I tried for the first time this week… Art Centers! I have known that centers are popular in the classroom, especially for younger grades, but I had never thought to use this strategy in the art room. It probably didn’t occur to me because my last art room was barely big enough to fit our tables, and didn’t have a sink, along with many other challenges. Anyway, my art centers have been a big hit this week.
Center activities included wooden building blocks, foam shapes, a magnetic shapes board, Play-doh, and free draw. They were all super fun and engaging, which allowed me to work with a small group at the "Project Center" on Apple Printing! Yay Art Centers! |
Mrs. Carter
I teach art to grades K-1 at Riverside Primary in Mableton, Georgia. Archives
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