Penguins

Snowmen

Kindergartners loved painting these snowmen! They learned about value (shadows) and color mixing.

2pt Perspective

6th Graders just finished their boxes in 2pt. Perspective. I think they are very creative and fun!

Reindeer

The Kindergartners made reindeer. We talked about shapes and added patterns to the reindeer's harness. The students then chose a background for the reindeer.

African Silhouettes

4th Graders learned about South Africa. We looked at pictures of safari animals and pictures from the city. Many students were surprised that a city in South Africa looks just like a city here in the U.S. 

The first thing we did was made the colorful backgrounds. The cool effects were made with bleeding tissue paper. Students were asked to choose either warm or cool colors. Then students drew the outline of an African animals and plants of their choice. The following class period when the papers were dry, the animals were traced onto the background paper with carbon paper and filled in with black tempera paint to create silhouettes.

Self-Portraits

 4th Graders learned about artist Amedeo Modigliani and his odd proportions. Students then created their own portraits using Modigliani proportions and oil pastels. As you can see, they were very creative!

Skyscrapers

 Kindergartners practiced cutting and gluing skills by creating skyscrapers. They reviewed shape and even got to add a little glitter for stars!