Fall is here and this is my ease back into the week after fall break project. It works across all my grade levels....K-4!
I'm almost more enthralled with the by-product art on our papers for the drying rack than the actual coffee filter leaf! Using HP photo paper is really absorbing the bright colors!
below are kindergarteners....wow!
I love doing this painting project with 3rd grade at the end of the year. We mix a tint or shade on day one for the background using a cool color base. The next class we paint the concentric shapes with warm colors to create contrast. They always look so festive in the hallways.
If you only had one day for this project, drawing the concentric cirlces/shapes with a black oil pastel on that background looks really cool. I almost wanted them to leave them black and white!
We had some nice conversations about Kandinsky’s paintings. We discussed creating order out of chaos and how it can be hard to not “see things” in abstract/non-objective paintings. I was trying to get them to appreciate simply the elements of art…so we focused on line, shape, color and value for this project.
3 Day Lesson, Collage and Sculpture
This is an annual 2nd grade sculpture project. They have a lot fun creating these very creative masks and this year might be some of the best!
Day One is building the face, chin and nose. We fold 9x18 paper in half and cut out a large semi-circle. We build a 3D chin and nose that sticks out from the face. (I’ll have to find some pictures of those steps…)
Day Two is adding the features of the face. I have a 3 layer minimum for the eyes and we discuss contrast. So often kids will layer orange on orange on orange…ugh.
Here’s my examples and I demonstrate how to make 3D eye lashes/eye lids.
Day Three is HAIR DAY! This year I got smart and laid out strips of paper. I used to have them work with chunks, but this is WAY BETTER! They have to style each piece of hair and not only does it take a whole class period, but the hair looks amazing and full.
I demo how to glue the hair to the back of the mask cascading over the forehead for a more natural effect.
We do all kinds of paper sculpture techniques to add volume to the hair. I’ll have to post my “poster” for hair styles.
I use EZ clips to hang all my art that won’t fit on the racks in the hallway. Tape will not stick to our walls and hot gluing is strongly discouraged. The EZ clips are awesome! I think I buy them from Blick?
