Grade 1
Mrs. Pastore
"Story Telling in Pictographs"
We began our year inspired by the character Little Gopher in the story "The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush", as retold by Tomie dePaola. Our First Grade Artists told their stories of home, family and friends in the style of Native American Hide Painting or Pictograph, using markers, thread and feathers.
Charlie Jayne 1C
Sabrina 1C
Myra 1C
Joseph 1C
Heloise 1C
Gianna 1M
Patrick 1M
"Messengers of God"
Preparing for the Christmas season, our lesson centered around the action of angels. The Messengers of God are very busy in the Infancy Narratives of Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The focus of our artwork was Luke 2:13 "And suddenly there was a multitude of heavenly host with the Angel praising God and saying 'Glory to God in the Highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.'"
Deven 1C
Margot 1M
Violet 1C
Juliana 1C
Sullivan 1M
Melanie 1C
Olivia 1M
Gloria 1M
"Beautiful Landscapes"
With the coming of the season of Spring we turned our attention outdoors finding inspiration in the work of great American landscape artists like Thomas Cole and Albert Bierstadt. Identifying the horizontal lines in those works the students began to create their own landscapes in tempera paint.
Chase 1M
Elise 1M
Eloi 1C
Ella 1M
Benjamin 1C
Brendan 1C
Emmanuel 1C
Logan 1M
Elements of Art
The Elements of Art and Principles of Design are taught and practiced at all grade levels.
LINE, PATTERN and RHYTHM
Sabrina 1C
Deven 1C
Melanie 1C
Paper Sculptures turn LINES into FORM
Gianna 1M
Gloria 1M
Myra 1M
Benjamin 1C
Drawing "Pumpkins" with curved lines to enhance SHAPE.
Chase 1M
Sullivan 1M
Brendan 1C
Olivia 1M
COLOR: Warm amd Cool
Logan 1M
Ella 1M
Patrick 1M
Elise 1M
Heloise 1C
Joseph 1C
Juliana 1C
Margot 1M
First Grade Artists had fun cutting a variety of papers adding ribbons, buttons and lots of glue to create joyful Collages!
Benjamin 1C
Eloi 1C
Violet 1C
Charlie Jayne 1C