Leaf collages

Here are our collages made by first and second graders from our leaf rubbings and leaf printing. 

Critique and Revision

This video shows how a student uses critique and revision to create multiple drafts of a piece of work and ultimately shows great progress.  These processes are sometimes hard to include in our limited art time, but are possibly the most important for artistic growth.


Austin's Butterfly: Building Excellence in Student Work - Models, Critique, and Descriptive Feedback from Expeditionary Learning on Vimeo.

Repetition in Art

What is repetition, pattern, and rhythm? How do they relate to each other?

Repetition refers to one object or shape repeated; pattern is a combination of elements or shapes repeated in a recurring and regular arrangement; rhythm--is a combination of elements repeated, but with variations.

Click here for another resource about REPETITION

Linoleum Block Printing and Repetition Tutorial

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CiSjsnEUEYYpMzBB4XDcqjFEfVMqJoaElRpHeAPOjrU/edit?usp=sharing

Working in our outdoor classroom

Fifth and sixth graders took advantage of this beautiful fall day while working on our mandalas in our outdoor learning space. 

First and second graders and Kindergartners used our outdoor classroom as "home base" while creating leaf rubbings. 

Painting our leaf rubbings to create the watercolor resist effect 

Drawing Development in Children

This slideshow is adapted from Betty Edward's book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain."  This shows the different stages of development in children's artwork.  This can be useful information as a teacher or a parent when looking at a child's work.  We understand that every child's work looks different, but it can be interesting to examine and compare benchmarks.

Drawing development from Emily Valenza

Leaf Printing and Leaf Rubbings with Watercolor Resist

Mandalas by grades five and six

imagination

Fall tree cooperative paintings

First and second graders worked in groups to create these colorful fall trees. We talked about the importance of working together, sharing the materials and making sure that everyone participates. These skills are even more important than the final products that we create.