FIRST FULL WEEK FRENZY!

               Whew! I made it! First full week and all grades started        
                                    their first projects!

 I have already learned a few things:

1) Monday classes are the ones who have to tough out the "rough" spots till you figure out all the kinks of a lesson. (sorry 5th graders on Monday!)

2) Do NOT assume 2nd graders know how to cut well with scissors... ;)

3) When you tell Kindergarten we are going to have fun, some kids think that means "Are we baking chocolate?"

4) You will NEVER EVER sit down as an Art Teacher.

5.) Invest in GOOD shoes... for real.


So... now on to first week "What we are doing" - - - - - - -

Kindergarten -

We did my adaptation of the great Cassie Stephens Larry the line poster. Due to not having the kids all together before, we spent time on where to sit, rules, etc... before we met my Larry the Line. (aka - SNAKE!) He showed them how to do the "Ver-TICKLE, Diagonal (whee down the slide!) and the Horizontal (belt). Then the kids went off to make their very own Larry the Line snake. I think they enjoyed it!
Here is one group with their "Snakes"

See post of Cassie and her lessons below. I plan to do a lot of these lessons the 1st 9 weeks in kindergarten.
http://cassiestephens.blogspot.com/2013/10/in-art-room-unit-on-line-for.html


First Grade -

Our first project will be a 2 day assignment on lines, shapes and colors after we learn about Joan Miro. The kids loved looking for shapes and "what could they see" in Joan's work. Here is one of our favorites:

We then drew all kinds of lines and shapes. This week coming up we will add COLOR. More to come but here is a sneak peek at one.....
                                            
                                                           

2nd grade:

Oh the joys of CUT AND GLUE! We are doing a 2 day project using Henri Matisse as our inspiration. We looked at some of his works with paper cutting and then tried our hand at some! This week we cut out shapes that were regular and abstract shaped. Next week we are going to add more shapes and layer our own name into the project. Here is a glimpse of them just getting started:

                                                    

 

 

Third grade -  This assignment was a more listening and following directions than I would have liked for 1st assignment BUT ... I went for it. We are doing radial symmetry with their names. It includes patterns. lines, color.... I think the end result will be AWESOME!

 

Sneak peek for 3rd grade:

 

 

 

 

4th grade and 5th grade have no "Sneek Peek!" You have to wait! :) The THEME for both grades is:

 

"The greatest work of art is..... YOU!"

 

4th grade - is doing a line and color project where they trace their hands and then do patterns on them/design that shows something about themselves. SOME of the classes are adding another piece and will be writing about themselves as well.

 

 

5th grade - is doing an Andy Warhol inspired Pop Art piece with THEIR faces on it. I can not wait to see how these turn out!

 

 

**** Be looking for info soon on Artsonia website and Art Club!!!!!!