Famous Paintings by Rivera and Gauguin Group Project

Click here to fill out the group evaluation. You may do one as a group or work by yourself.

Club Creativity!

Katie Babic and I worked with a small group of students who were interested in having more art and creativity opportunities.  We met once a week after school to explore a variety of arts media and creative processes.  After attending such an inspiring Learning and the Brain Conference, this group became our test case for some of the ideas we learned about fostering creativity and curiosity and supporting kids' passions. 

A new session of Club Creativity will start after spring break!  Sign up to join us!

Here are some of the activities we explored: 

Egg carton flower wreath

Clay creatures

Egg carton flowers

Making buttons! 

Collage inspired by Van Gogh's Sunflowers

Kindergarten Rainbow Collage for Rainbow Week

Elements of Art and Principles of Design Photography Project

Fifth and sixth graders used iPads to photograph examples of specific Elements of Art and Principles of Design seen around the school.  We used the PhotoCollage app to create these collages. 

 

LINE

 CONTRAST

TEXTURE

 

COLOR

 EMPHASIS

Art Room Expectations

DO NOW! (5 Min)

Please WRITE or DRAW an example of how you can be 
ENGAGED
RESPONSIBLE
SAFE
or
KIND
in Art Class!

First Challenge (5 min)

Brainstorm with your table about ways to illustrate the expectation on the card in the center of your table.

Second Challenge (15 min)

Take 2-5 photos of members of your group acting out ways to show your expectation.  
If you need props, please ask. Use the PhotoCollage app to create a photo collage of your images and add text. 
Email your photos to nmcdonough@wwsu.org with the subject line Engaged, Responsible, Safe or Kind

Third Challenge (10 min)

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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FINISHED PHOTO COLLAGES!

"Harold and the Purple Crayon" Paint Along

Kindergarten artists watched a video of the classic story "Harold and the Purple Crayon," and did a "paint along" with the story using only purple paint. 

Hundertwasser Architecture Project

Click here to read more about the artist Freidenreich Hunderwasser and his architecture and see photos of this project in progress.

Click here for the link to the Hunderwasser Architecture Evaluation.

Click here to see a previous lesson based on Hundertwasser's paintings.

Fifth and sixth graders finished their Hundertwasser buildings.  They used iPads to take photos of their buildings.

Beetle Mania!

First and second graders looked at the art of Christopher Marley.  He creates mosaics and "prisms" out of real beetles, butterflies and other insects.  Click here to see more of Marley's Insect Art. 

We also read "The Beetle Book," by Steve Jenkins and talked about the many varieties of different beetles in the world.  We noticed that all bugs are symmetrical.  This ties in with students' math class work about symmetry.  

"Some Bugs," by Angela DiTerlizzi was another fun resource for checking out different types of beetles and insects.  This book has beautiful illustrations!  

Additionally inspired by the well-loved art of Eric Carle, first and second grade artists drew their beetles, collaged them with tissue paper and added them to a group mosaic in the style of Christopher Marley.