Showing posts with label quote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quote. Show all posts
Friday, September 7, 2018
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
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
Collage inspired by Van Gogh's Sunflowers
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Kandinsky Concentric Circles and Collaborative Murals
First and second graders are studying abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky. They are each creating a colorful concentric circle in the style of Kandinsky's most famous painting, Squares with Concentric Circles. They are also working collaboratively on murals in Kandinsky's style. Kandinsky has synesthesia, which means that when he heard music, he saw colors and heard music when he painted. As first and second graders worked on these murals, we listened to music and considered how different colors make us feel.
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Friday, December 4, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Taking a Dot for a Walk : Artwork Inspired by Paul Klee's "Groom'sArrival"
First and second grade artists looked at Paul Klee's painting "Groom's Arrival." Students pointed out how the shapes made a figure and shared what this figure made them think of. Paul Klee was a Swiss-German artist who was most influenced by the Expressionist, Cubist and Surrealist art movements. 
We discussed Klee's quote "A drawing is simply a line going for a walk" and that "A line is a dot going for a walk." Students created their own pieces by taking a line for a walk across red construction paper, then looking for closed shapes to fill in with construction paper crayons. Some students found faces, figures or animals in their shapes. This lesson provided us with an opportunity to discuss what high quality work looks like when coloring with crayons.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Friday, November 22, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
How can you tell if your task is truly CREATIVE?
Above all, I value creativity in my art room. I am strongly opposed to art projects and crafts that give step-by-step instructions that lead all students to similar results. While I steer clear of these "cookie-cutter" projects, this article challenges me to make sure my art lessons are truly promote authentic creative thought as much as possible.
click here to read this article about promoting creativity in the classroom.
Here are five questions that I can ask myself to ensure that my lesson is truly creative:
1. Does is call for an original response?
2. Is it difficult, but rewarding?
3. Does it require collaboration?
4. Is student work diverse?
5. Do you need to put students' name on the work to identify the art maker?
“I define creativity as the process of having original ideas that have value. Creative work in any field often passes through typical phases. Sometimes what you end up with is not what you had in mind when you started. It’s a dynamic process that often involves making new connections, crossing disciplines and using metaphors and analogies.” Sir Ken Robinson
click here to read this article about promoting creativity in the classroom.
Here are five questions that I can ask myself to ensure that my lesson is truly creative:
1. Does is call for an original response?
2. Is it difficult, but rewarding?
3. Does it require collaboration?
4. Is student work diverse?
5. Do you need to put students' name on the work to identify the art maker?
“I define creativity as the process of having original ideas that have value. Creative work in any field often passes through typical phases. Sometimes what you end up with is not what you had in mind when you started. It’s a dynamic process that often involves making new connections, crossing disciplines and using metaphors and analogies.” Sir Ken Robinson
Friday, September 6, 2013
"Working together" Circles
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." -Henry Ford
Each student made an individual quarter circle. We put the pieces together to make whole circles, illustrating the point that we are each essential to the whole and that together we can do great things. Artists focused on using patterns and making their artwork stand out.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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