Chapin Elementary

Addison

1st grade 

Flower Garden

• concepts of outlining versus coloring in

• linking to 1st grade Science

crayons and markers

Hadley

PreK

Snowy Owl     

• building finger muscle strength through tearing of paper

• following multi-step directions over time

collage

Finnleigh

Kindergarten

Shapes Pizza

• study of simple shapes in the world around us

• organization of materials

• arrangement and layout

collage

Kayla

2nd grade

      Flowers in a Vase            

• studying Vincent van Gogh's sunflower series

• creating a series of pictures with a common theme

crayons and markers

Rae Rae

3rd grade

Weaving - repeated patterns 

• principles of art - pattern

yarn

Kelsey

4th grade

  Shoe - Value Shading    

• elements of art - value

• contour lines

graphite

Mikayla

2nd grade

Farm Animals in the City

• final concept combination drawing after studying the works of Grandma Moses (rural art/Folk Art) and Jacob Lawrence and Allan Rohan Crite (urban art/Cityscape) - 

• linking to 2nd grade Social Studies (rural/urban)

crayons

Landon

2nd grade

Symmetrical Monoprint

• balance in art (principle)- symmetry

• geometric versus organic shapes

• linking to 2nd grade Math - symmetry

• developing skills/care and use of supplies - brush rinse between colors

tempera paint

Jacob

3rd grade

Owl

• final copy after studying different styles in art

• artistic choice

• linking to 3rd grade Science

markers

Lila

3rd grade

Big Sky MT

• study of space in art (element) - foreground, middle ground, background

• landscapes as related to space in art

oil pastels

Miles

1st grade 

Flower Garden

• concepts of outlining versus coloring in

• linking to 1st grade Science

crayons and markers

Jack

2nd grade

Symmetrical Monoprint

• balance in art (principle)- symmetry

• geometric versus organic shapes

• linking to 2nd grade Math - symmetry

• developing skills/care and use of supplies - brush rinse between colors

tempera paint