Birds of a Feather

Watercolor

4th Grade

Anderson

Each composition seems to be a different group of bird friends engaged in some sort of social escapade. The elongated format and exaggerated shape of the birds contributes to the personality of the flock.

Botanical Beauties

Mixed Media

4th Grade

Anderson & Brookhollow

Bold floral interpretations are shown in this group. Student artists use watercolor, acrylic and mixed media to express the beauty of nature.

Frozen

Watercolor

3rd & 4th Grade

Anderson & Coston

Students combine art and STEM while creating a frozen landscape. Watercolor, salt and various techniques are used to explore the principles of absorption, repellency and resistance. The painted snowmen reflect art lessons of shaping a weighted sphere and of capturing personality.

Miles to Go

Tempera Paint

4th Grade

Brandon & Brookhollow

Atmospheric perspective is used to create a monochromatic landscape with miles of depth.

More than Dots

Acrylic

4th Grade

Brandon

Young Scholar artists learn of the art of the Aboriginal people of Australia. With color contrast as the focus, the students create their own masterpieces.

Not Sidewalk Chalk

Oil/Chalk Pastel

3rd & 4th Grade

Anderson, Brandon,

Brookhollow & Coston

Using pigment rich chalk and oil pastels, third and fourth grade artists explore media techniques, creative expression and the use of design principles.

Of The Earth

Clay

2nd, 3rd & 4th Grade

Anderson, Coston & Herty

Whether creating pendants, the hands of Texas, making "fossils" or combining fiber art and pottery, The Young Scholars learn about art and science while working with clay.

Out & Beyond

Paint Pour

4th Grade

Brookhollow & Coston

STEM and art activities come together. Clay half spheres are created as planets and flat canvas boards are recast as outer space when a popular paint pour technique is utilized. The scientific principles of relative density, adhesion and cohesion are explored in the creation of patterns and color in paint.

Over & Under

Weaving

2nd & 3rd Grade

Brookhollow, Burley, Coston, Durnbar & Trout

The historic art of weaving is experienced as young artists discover creative ways to expressively bind separate fibers into a unified piece of art.

Pressed & Stenciled

Printmaking

3rd, 4th & 5th Grade

Anderson, Brookhollow, Coston & Slack

Interesting prints are created using various natural and man-made objects and the processes of embossing, stamping and stenciling.

Primary Creatures

Mixed Media

2nd Grade

Burley, Dunbar, Herty,

Kurth & Trout

Second graders illustrate creatures in these works. The tigers and butterflies are lesons in symmetry. The mixed media animals are drawn directly from 3-dimensional toys and placed in an abstract habitat, while the watercolor creatures are an exercise in creativity.

Stacked & Layered

Collage

5th Grade

Anderson & Brookhollow

History, nature and the Industrial Revolution are explored in this collection of collages.

The City

Acrylic Paint

5th Grade

Brookhollow & Slack

The bold shapes and textures of a city reflected in the water are shown in these contemporary art works. These fifth grade artists applied paint with pieces of cardboard instead of brushes to create an interesting view of a modern city by day and by night.

The Pumpkin Patch

Colored Pencil

5th Grade

Brandon

Young Scholars study the illustration of a sphere that is complicated by surface divisions. Multiple colors of pencils are used to create the effect of light and shadow.

Students were given the task of creating robots built out of Legos. The students utilized guides in the Lego Wedo iPad app to follow the steps in building the robot. Students had to analyze the diagrams and use problem solving skills to accurately create the robot to building specifications. Once the robot was built, the students used the iPad to drive the robot and perform tasks.

Young Scholars utilized Sphero robots and coded the robots to travel through obstacle courses. The Young Scholars had to collaborate and design the course using math and critical thinking skills. When they were done coding, they utilized iPads and Google Expeditions to travel around the globe and visit iconic places such as the Great Wall of China, the Statue of Liberty and the Great Pyramids.

Students were given the task of utilizing different iPad apps to take photos of their progression through a coloring sheet. Students learned about angles and scale in photography, editing photos (cropping, adjusting the angles, etc.), compiling photos in apps such as DoInk and Movie Maker, creating a video from still images and adding music and text to their completed videos.