Students at both Liberty and Trout have gotten to participation is Art March Madness. I created a bracket of artwork for the students to learn and vote on. Students fill out packets on information about the artwork, such as Comparing and Contrasting them, or listing what they see in the artworks, or completing students on why they voted for the artwork they did. Students learned not only about the artwork but the artists that created them. Along with practicing writing and vocabulary they practice their fine motor skills of staying inside the lines coloring the famous artworks.
Round 1: Starry Night vs. Sunday Afternoon on the Island La Grande Jatte
Round 2: Dora The Weeping Woman vs. Mona Lisa
Round 3: Composition VIII vs. Marilyn Monroe
Round 4: Spoonbridge and Cherry vs. Zig Zag
Round 5: Starry Night vs. Mona Lisa (winners from Round 1 & 2)
Round 6: Liberty: Marilyn Monroe vs. Spoonbridge and Cherry(winners from Round 3 & 4)
Round 6: Trout: Composition VIII vs. Spoonbridge and Cherry (winners from Round 3 & 4)
Round 7: Starry Night vs. Spoonbridge and Cherry (winners from Round 5 & 6)
Overall Winner at Liberty: Spoonbridge and Cherry by Claes Oldenburg
Overall Winner at Trout: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh