We have begun work on our first projects of the school year. Over the past two weeks, students have created a sketchbook to use in the art room all year long. We will practice drawing new techniques, write, and plan in these sketchbooks. I also had the students make a name tag to leave in the art room to help me learn their names faster! This week, students in each grade level will be starting a new project. The projects that are done in the art room usually take 4-6 weeks to complete. The projects we are starting this week are:
Kindergarten: This week Kindergartners are learning/reviewing their shapes and colors. The students practice drawing shapes on different colors of paper and then practice cutting and gluing these shapes onto a background paper. This is practice for their first project which is a self-portrait collage. Next week, students will be starting this project.
1st Grade: This week 1st graders are learning about Vincent Van Gogh. The students view a video about the life and art of Van Gogh. They learn that he created an artwork called, "The Starry Night". After viewing the video, the students practice learning how to draw a "landscape" scene like "The Starry Night" in their sketchbooks. They learn that things that are far away are small and hard to see, and things that are up close are big and bright! Next week we will be finishing our sketch and then starting on a final drawing of a landscape like "Starry Night".
2nd Grade/Mrs. Smith's Class: This week 2nd Graders and Mrs. Smith's class are learning about the artist, Henri Matisse. They view a video about the life and art of Matisse, and then discuss the artwork that he did. Matisse loved to put color everywhere in his artwork so much that people called him a "wild beast"! After learning about Matisse, the students review how to draw a self-portrait and practice in our sketchbooks. We discuss where certain features are found on our faces and how to draw them. Next week students will be finishing their sketch, and then starting on a final drawing of themselves by looking in the mirror.
3rd Grade: This week 3rd graders are learning about the artist, Claude Monet. I have a book about Monet's life and artwork that I read to the students, and then we discuss a few of his artworks. Monet was an impressionist and painted very differently than most other artists. The students then practice either drawing a water/boat scene or a garden scene in their sketchbooks. We discuss what items we might see in scenes like that and students practice. Next week students will be finishing their sketches and then beginning on their final drawing for this project.
4th Grade: This week 4th graders are learning about the artist, Robert Indiana. I show a power point on Indiana and we discuss the characteristics of his artwork. The students then view his artwork, "Love". I then ask the students to think of their own 4 letter word or number that is significant to them and arrange it similar to Indiana's "Love". Students do this in their sketchbooks, and then use elements of design to enhance their words/numbers. Next week students will be finishing their sketch, and then creating their word/number on good drawing paper.
5th Grade/Mrs. McMullen's Class: This week 5th graders and Mrs. McMullen's Class are learning about Tessellations. I show a Power Point on this subject, and the students understand that Math skills can be used to make artwork. I lead the students through creating a unique polygon using "Translation" transformation and the students begin to visualize what their shape looks like. Next week we will be making a "Reflection" and "Rotation" transformation polygon, and the students will get to decide which one they will use to make their final Tessellation.
I am very excited to get started on the first projects of the year! I will be posting pictures of finished artworks throughout the year, so keep your eye out!
-Mrs. Conner =)
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