2023-2024 Projects: Click on the button to see 1st grade Artwork
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Perspective Pumpkin Patch
We learned:
-how to use a ruler to make a straight line
-what a vanishing point is
-how to use the size of an objects to show how close or far away it is
-how to use a ruler to make a straight line
-what a vanishing point is
-how to use the size of an objects to show how close or far away it is
Cave Art
We learned:
-about different kinds of cave art
-how symbols can tell a story
-about different materials that were used to make cave art
-about different kinds of cave art
-how symbols can tell a story
-about different materials that were used to make cave art
James Rizzi Cities
We learned about New York Artist, James Rizzi as well as refreshing our understanding of Line, Shape and Form. We also talked about lines that show brush strokes and modeled our skies and stars after Vincent VanGogh.
Lesson from Cassie Stephens
Lesson from Cassie Stephens
Warm and Cool Emus
We learned:
-to identify warm and cool colors
-to blend colors with crayon (on the beak)
-how to create implied texture
-to identify warm and cool colors
-to blend colors with crayon (on the beak)
-how to create implied texture
Texture Monsters
Inspired by the book Monsters Love School written and illustrated by Mike Austin
We learned:
-how different kinds of line can show different textures
-about complementary colors
-what an illustrator does
We learned:
-how different kinds of line can show different textures
-about complementary colors
-what an illustrator does
Still Life with Flowers
We learned:
-what a Still Life is
-about famous Still Life paintings
-how to draw different types of flowers
-craftsmanship (practicing neat coloring and bubble cutting)
lesson from Nic Hahn
-what a Still Life is
-about famous Still Life paintings
-how to draw different types of flowers
-craftsmanship (practicing neat coloring and bubble cutting)
lesson from Nic Hahn
Snow Globes
We learned:
-how to practice good craftsmanship skills like careful cutting
-how to mix media in a piece of art
-To think about shadows that show shape
-how to practice good craftsmanship skills like careful cutting
-how to mix media in a piece of art
-To think about shadows that show shape
Winter Self Portraits
We learned:
-what a collage is
-that "shapes and lines make the best designs"
-how to mix different media in art (like painting, cut paper and crayons)
Lesson inspired by Cassie Stephens and Nic Hahn
-what a collage is
-that "shapes and lines make the best designs"
-how to mix different media in art (like painting, cut paper and crayons)
Lesson inspired by Cassie Stephens and Nic Hahn
Raccoon Collage
We learned:
-how to create different types of texture with different media
-about the artists Charley Harper and Vincent VanGogh
-how to create depth by layering materials
lesson from Cassie Stephens
-how to create different types of texture with different media
-about the artists Charley Harper and Vincent VanGogh
-how to create depth by layering materials
lesson from Cassie Stephens
Castle Weavings
In this project we:
-learned how to weave (this can be very tricky!)
-practiced cutting and gluing skills
-used our imaginations to create a castle
-learned how to weave (this can be very tricky!)
-practiced cutting and gluing skills
-used our imaginations to create a castle
Space in Space
Inspired by the book Margaret and the Moon
We learned:
-about the planets in our solar system
-how Margaret Hamilton helped put a man on the moon
-how to create depth of space with smaller objects and larger objects in a composition
Lesson from Art with Mrs. Nguyen
We learned:
-about the planets in our solar system
-how Margaret Hamilton helped put a man on the moon
-how to create depth of space with smaller objects and larger objects in a composition
Lesson from Art with Mrs. Nguyen
April Showers
We learned watercolor technique:
-wax resist
- wet wash
-drip with saturated brush
-salt on a wet wash
-wax resist
- wet wash
-drip with saturated brush
-salt on a wet wash
Pop-Up Buildings with Characters
We learned:
-art vocabulary including foreground, middle ground, background
-how to imagine things in 3 dimensions
-how to make a pop-up
-art vocabulary including foreground, middle ground, background
-how to imagine things in 3 dimensions
-how to make a pop-up
Square One Art- Monet's Garden
We learned:
-about the artist Claude Monet
-that the light at different times of day makes things look different
-how to draw waterlilies
-about perspective (things closer to you look bigger, things that are far away look smaller)
lesson from Smart Class
-about the artist Claude Monet
-that the light at different times of day makes things look different
-how to draw waterlilies
-about perspective (things closer to you look bigger, things that are far away look smaller)
lesson from Smart Class
Fall Trees
We learned:
-how to focus on texture
-steps to draw a "y" tree
-how to use mixed media in our artwork (the leaves are created with tissue paper that is painted with water)
-how to focus on texture
-steps to draw a "y" tree
-how to use mixed media in our artwork (the leaves are created with tissue paper that is painted with water)
Clay Penguins
We learned:
-how to make a pinch pot
-how to attach two pieces of clay
-vocabulary terms "fire" and "kiln"
-how to make a pinch pot
-how to attach two pieces of clay
-vocabulary terms "fire" and "kiln"