1st Grade students in Mrs. Jacobs' class used iPads and the Percolator app to transform their oil pastel penguin drawings.
The picture on the left is an example of a student penguin drawing. See the slide show below for our finished Percolated Penguins!
Parents please contact me if you would like a digital copy of your child's iPad art emailed to you.
Students used iPads with the WordFoto app to add words to their landscape collage works that were inspired by Grant Wood.
The artwork on the left is an example of a student landscape collage. See the slideshow below for our completed iPad works.
Parents please contact me if you would like a digital copy of your child's iPad art.
Ink-blown trees on warm and cool backgrounds
Ms. Bahnks' class learned about warm and cool colors as they painted two papers with watercolors. These would become backgrounds for ink-blown trees. I peaked students interest when I demonstrated how to drop black India ink with a dropper and blow it into a tree shape using a straw.
They all did a great job at this technique. Their trees look great! We even had time to use up the left-over ink by creating Ink Monsters. They dropped a puddle or lines of ink onto a white paper and blew it into whatever shape it decided to become. The next class the addition of googly eyes and colored pencils transformed the blob into a unique Monster! I think they may have had more fun on the monsters than they even did on the trees.
The beginning of an Ink Monster -
Mrs. Pauley's Kindergarten are learning a lot about color in Art right now. They were introduced to Primary Colors (red, yellow, and blue) and how they mix together to make new colors. To demonstrate how two Primary colors mix to make Secondary Colors (orange, green, and violet) the student participated in a Color Handshake project.
We talked about in what situations you would shake hands with someone. Then students were paired up. They greeted each other with a handshake and then chose one of the Primary colors to be painted on their hands. They then shook hands once more mixing the two Primary colors to reveal the Secondary color they made. Students then printed their hand onto a large paper so we could see all of the color mixing!
Even though we haven't seen much snow around here build a snowman outside - we can still make them indoors!
Kindergarten students discussed what a close-up view of a snowman would look like and then used paper, crayons, and paint to create these adorable snowmen.
They are currently on display in a great big grouping in the hallway on the lower level. Check them out if you are in the building!
Mrs. Bahnks' class just finished learning about
Vincent Van Gogh. They took a look at his artwork - especially
Starry Night - and picked out different lines they saw in the paintings. They then were able to create their own starry night artwork. The first day of the project was creating a starry night sky using a tempera paint. Students were encouraged to use good
Line Quality. <--click on this to visit the Smart Art vocabulary page
After our sky paintings were dry, students used construction paper and oil pastels to create a landscape with a tree for their starry night picture. They were able to show creativity by developing whatever kind of ground they wanted to have. We had some farm landscapes, some seascapes, many cityscapes, and even a few graveyards!
I will post some finished pictures soon!
As we have started creating wonderful works of art these first few weeks of school, I've noticed that we are in need of some paint shirts. If you have any large adult t-shirts that you no longer want please send them our way. T-shirts are better than button-up shirts because little ones can pull them over their heads easily and we don't need to waste precious art time buttoning.
We could also use some baby wipes or refill packs to clean our messy hands. They make keeping ourselves clean and germ free a whole lot easier.
Thanks!
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