1/15/24 - Dinosaurs

For our dinosaur unit, the kids had fun painting and assembling different creatures. We looked at dinosaur illustrations created by Simon Stalenhag. Stalenhag produces his art for natural history museums in an effort to inspire and teach others about prehistoric life.  We talked about dinosaurs, and we also learned about how different museums have different purposes. We compared and contrasted art museums and dinosaur museums. 

KJ

KT

12/1/23 - Christmas Tree Line Collages

Students created Christmas trees with shredded watercolor paper, which they painted last week. We learned about lines as an important element and principle of art.

KJ 

KT

11/18/23 - Watercolor leaves using diffusion paper

Diffusion paper is a thin paper that allows watercolors to easily spread. Students painted watercolor washes on this paper and as a result, their leaves have a sort of tie-dye effect.

Ms. Jenkin's class

Ms. Taylor's class

10/24/23 - Bats

Kids painted around bat templates to create positive/negative space bat pictures.

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Ms. Jenkins' class

10/11/23 - Vulnerable and Endangered Species

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Ms. Taylor's Class

8/31/23 - Balloon Art - Students used balloons as alternative painting tools.  Balloons give a unique texture to paint, due to their air inside. They allow kids to make unique marks, which are different than marks made with a traditional paintbrush (some kids painted with their fingers too). In keeping with the balloon theme, we learned about artist Jeff Koons, who created larger-than-life balloon animal sculptures.

Ms. Taylor's class

Ms. Jenkins' class

8/31/23

Name Cards - At the beginning of this school year, students designed namecards.  They wrote their names and drew pictures of things they liked. 

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