Below, I have highlighted the art projects that each grade level is currently working on. You can see through the images of their artwork that no two artworks are alike. Sometimes students get to choose subject matter, sometimes media, and sometimes both. Students utilize this choice in art to help bring out their creativity, their unique personality, and their voice in their art.
First Grade is creating creatures using the drawing, painting, or collage centers. We analyzed the shapes and body parts of different animals, and we talked about real animals vs. fictional animals/creatures. We also talked about different textures and patterns seen on animals. Then, students were let loose to create their own creatures. Some students chose to combine different animals to create a new, fantasy creature, such as a unicorn, cheetah, and tiger mix. Other students wanted to capture realistic animals in their artwork. Their progress can be seen below.
Second Grade read Little Robots by Mike Brownlow, and designed their own robots with unique features like money robot, flying superhero robot, fashion robot, homework robot and pirate robot. They focused on adding details like buttons, patterns, shapes, and objects to their robots, so the viewer could tell a little bit about their robots skills/personalities, as well as filling up the entire page and drawing big.
Third Grade is working on weaving. They learned how to warp their loom and weave in an over under pattern using the weft. Students have chosen many different types of weaving, such as: monster faces, dogs, purses, pot holders, and mini rugs. Weaving takes a lot of patience and determination as finishing their weaving and removing it from the loom board will take another few art days, on top of the four days it took to warp their loom and begin their weaving.
Fourth Grade showed interest in gemstones and crystals, so we did a two day side lesson on crystals. Students learned about how crystals are formed, different types of crystals, and the differing hardness/melting points of various crystals. Then, they learned to draw various types of crystals/rocks. Out next unit, which a few students have already begun, focuses on radial symmetry. Students can choose from the drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, fiber, or sculpture center to create a piece of art showing radial symmetry. Below are some of the beginning drawings of their radial symmetry projects.
Fifth Grade is working on a portrait unit. They learned how to draw and shade facial features. They then learned how to put those facial features into a portrait with accurate facial proportions. Now, students get to choose how to incorporate their learned facial features and facial proportions into an art project that they design, using any choice of materials. Some students chose to create clay portrait/facial feature plates, sculptures, and bowls. Some students wanted to create realistic drawings and paintings of people or celebrities. Others wanted to draw their portraits with Snapchat filters or split their portraits in half, with differing features on the other side.
Practice sketches:
Choice Artwork Progress:
Sixth grade is beginning a sculpture unit, and are building their choice of an object using paper mache. They are just starting to form their armatures out of newspaper, cardboard, and other recycled materials. The next step with be to cover their armature with newspaper coated in paper mache paste. The last step will be to paint their sculptures and glue on any remaining details. The beginning stage of paper mache armature can be seen below. Don't be fooled, this stack of projects may look like stacks of rubbish now, but in a few weeks time, they will look like beautifully formed and painted sculptures.
(Now)
(Our goal in a few weeks)
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