1st Grade Autumn Collages

Here are some students in action creating their pumpkin and gourd collages!  1st graders spent two class periods painting paper and texturizing it with objects.  On the third class period they cut their paper to create pumpkins, gourds, and other objects if they chose to, that they associated with Autumn.  After collaging the objects, they used gold paint to create lines and details around the objects and also on the painted paper.

 

3rd Grade Warm and Cool Color Leaf Paintings

Third Graders have been learning about color and space these past several weeks.  They used real leaves to trace and also drew their own leaves to create an interesting composition on their paper.  During the next class they learned about imtermediate colors and the color family of cool colors.  They mixed colors to create blue-green or blue-violet and painted their background with that color as well as blue and white.  During the next class they learned about warm colors and painted their leaves with this color family.  On the last day they learned how drawing details on a painting can make an artwork look more finished and interesting.  They used oil pastels to draw designs on their leaves and in the background.  The results are fantastic!

3rd Grade Collaborative Bottle Cap Art

                                      

Third Graders have been working hard creating their collaborative artwork with our student teacher, Miss Deale.  They have been painting their cardboard flowers or butterflies together as a table.  During the next class they finished their artwork by gluing bottle caps onto the cardboard.  They worked together to arrange bottle caps where they thought they would look nice against the paint colors and add to the visual quality! 

4th Grade Magazine Bowls

Our student teacher, Miss Deale, has been teaching this project with the students and they are loving it!  On the first day they have been learning about human consumption and recycling.  They have also been learning about artists who use found objects, (or items that would normally be thrown in the trash), to create their artwork.  For this project, 4th graders are recycling old magazines by creating a bowl with the pages.  On the first day of this project they have been creating the rods by folding and gluing one magazine page at a time.  During the next class they will continue this process to make more rods then assemple the rods to create a bowl.

 



Kindergarten Landscapes

We are learning how to paint using watercolors this week.  The students are painting a sky and grass background that will be used next time in art class.  They will draw using oil pastels and create a scene that includes flowers and other details from their imaginations.  This project is also for the Art to Remember Fundraiser.

On the second day of this lesson the Kindergarteners learned about the medium of oil pastels.  We also read a book about the four seasons and discussed characteristics of landscape.  The students chose to depict either a summer or autumn scene and draw it on their painted background.

Welcome to the Smithland Elementary Art Room Blog!

Here is what Smithland students will be making in art class the second week of school:
Pre-school: They will be finishing their "Art Materials Book" to learn about different art materials and how to share them during art class and learn safety procedures.
Kindergarten: These students will be finishing their longer "Art Materials Book" to learn about the various art supplies they will be using throughout the year.  They will also practice sharing, safety, and how to take care of the materials.
1st Grade: These students will be creating an "Expressive Hands" drawing.  They will trace their hand at least twice on a coffee filter and design them with many different types of lines and shapes.
2nd Grade:The 2nd graders will be drawing portraits of themselves in the style of joan Miro.  We will be learning about line with this project.
3rd Grade, 4th Grade and Newcomers: All of these classes will be finishing their sketchbooks that they will keep in the art room for the school year.  We will use these books for many things: sketching ideas for art projects, writing, and free drawing after art projects are completed. 

Welcome to the Smithland Art Room Blog! In just a few days the first day of school will be here. Please come back to view photos of students working on their artwork.

Here is what Smithland students will be making in art class the second week of school:
Pre-school: They will be finishing their "Art Materials Book" to learn about different art materials and how to share them during art class and learn safety procedures.
Kindergarten: These students will be finishing their longer "Art Materials Book" to learn about the various art supplies they will be using throughout the year.  They will also practice sharing, safety, and how to take care of the materials.
1st Grade: These students will be creating an "Expressive Hands" drawing.  They will trace their hand at least twice on a coffee filter and design them with many different types of lines and shapes.
2nd Grade:The 2nd graders will be drawing portraits of themselves in the style of joan Miro.  We will be learning about line with this project.
3rd Grade, 4th Grade and Newcomers: All of these classes will be finishing their sketchbooks that they will keep in the art room for the school year.  We will use these books for many things: sketching ideas for art projects, writing, and free drawing after art projects are completed. 

Kindergarten Lunch Tray Art

Our student teacher, Ms. Prather, has been teaching the kindergarteners about health eating habits.  On the first day of this project they discussed why it is important to eat healthy and talked about some examples of healthy food.  The students painted random prints using healthy fruits and vegetables.  

They were ecouraged to overlap the prints and even go off of the page with the vegetable of fruit.  The students had a lot of fun painting with food!     

On the second day of the lesson, the students review what they had painted with last week and talked more about different types of healthy foods.  Ms Prather then showed them how to trace squares on the back of their painted paper and glue them onto a background paper to create a lunch tray.  When they were finished they drew silverware on the side.

 

The Newcomer Class and "All About Me" Books

Today our student teacher, Ms. Prather, taught the Newcomer class how to create a book using the paper they made last week.  They wrote the title of their book on the front page: All About Me.  After that, they drew their favorite things on the pages and wrote what that was on the opposite page.  They drew and colored using oil pastels.  After their drawings were complete, they used yarn to attach all the pages on the corners.

Last week the students had fun creating the paper.  It was a messy procedure, but well worth it!  Ms Prather made paper pulp ahead of time with paper scraps we saved in the art room.  After the demonstration the students were off to their stations.  They worked together, 2 at a station, to make 1-2 pieces of paper of each color. 

2nd Grade Symbolic Coins

On the first day of this project our student teacher, Ms. Prather, taught the 2nd graders about coins and symbols. The students brainstormed ideas for their coins on a worksheet by writing four things that they liked to do for fun or something about themselves. After writing their ideas down, they drew a picture of something that could symbolize each thing they wrote. The next step was to cut out their favorite image and transfer the drawing onto a styrofoam printing plate. They did this very carefully by tracing their lines with a dull pencil with the paper on top of the plate.

On the second day, the students learned about clay and transfered their image from the plate onto the clay. They first created a slab of clay by punding and rolling the clay to the thickness of their finger. Then, they traced their printing plate three times and cut them out to create the coins. Finally, the students pressed and rubbed the printing plate into the clay to create an impression of their symbol.

The coins are now in the kiln to be fired. Next week the students will paint them and trade some with other students in the class!

1st Grade Community Quilts

Our Student teacher, Ms Prather, has taught our first graders about quilts and communities. They are working hard to finish their quilt squares this week. They drew themselves as a community member with a specifc job. After finishing their portrait they glued it onto a background paper and created a patterned border using shapes.

Murals created by Blast Off! Students

The students in the Blast Off! after school program worked collaboratively to create these murals. They look beautiful on our art room windows.