Kindergarten Art - Fall Leaves

The kindergarten students learned about the element of art, line, a dot that goes for a walk. They learned the line song and how to draw the five kinds of lines. They used vertical, diagonal, and curved lines to draw veins on leaves and wind. Next, they learned about wax resist and how crayons can be used to resist watercolor paint. They painted their leaves, then added glitter paint to make them sparkle like frost!

First Grade Art - Chagall Animals

The first grade students learned about the Russian artist, Marc Chagall, and his fantasy art. They used their imagination to draw a make-believe animal. They learned about line and how lines can be used to draw anything. Next, they learned about the principle of art, pattern, and how patterns can be used in their art. They added colorful patterns to their make-believe animal. Lastly, they added fluffy feathers and glitter paint to their background.

Second Grade Art - Homer Seascapes

The second grade students learned about the American artist, Winslow Homer, and his watercolor paintings. They learned about line and used lines to draw a seascape. Next, they learned about wax resist and colored their boat, sun, and clouds with crayons. They learned about blending and how blending colors makes art look more realistic. They painted their seascape by blending watercolor paints in the sky and water. Lastly, white glitter was added to their waves and clouds to make them look like they were kissed by the sun or glowing from lightning.

Third Grade Art - Hokusai Wave

The third grade students learned about the Japanese artist, Hokusai, and his famous print known as The Great Wave. They learned about line and used lines to draw their very own great wave. Some chose to add boats and people. Next, they learned about how to blend water color paints so their sky and water would look more realistic. Lastly, they learned about texture and the two kinds, tactile and visual. They added tactile and visual texture to their waves and clouds by tearing paper and dipping it in a glue and water mixture.

Fourth Grade Art - Birch Bark Basket

Fifth Grade Art - Fall Box

The fifth grade students learned about the element of art, color. They learned that primary colors can be used to make secondary and tertiary or intermediate colors. After painting a color wheel, they selected two primary colors to paint their box template. They mixed the primary colors to make a secondary and two tertiary colors to paint the panels of their box. Next, they learned about printmaking and how a single image can be reproduced multiple times. They drew a leaf design on Styrofoam and printed it in gold. Then they added details to their leaves with markers and cut, folded, and taped their template to create a box. Lastly, they added colorful paper strips in the same color family to the top of the box.