Third grade Leonardo da Vinci meets Jackson Pollock!

3rd grade artists are learning about Leonardo da Vinci and comparing his work to the work of Jackson Pollock! They learned about how da Vinci was an incredible inventor and that he was the first to create the designs for a robot! He was also an incredible realistic artist, much unlike Jackson Pollock's Splatter Art. We combined our knowledge of both to create our own robots with a splatter art background. 

CREATE collaborative upper elementary mural

Jamestown Upper 3rd-5th graders are working collaboratively on a collage mural to decorate our new classroom! What better word than "CREATE!" They are reviewing value as they cut out magazine pieces for the extra large board! We will be working on it on and off as kids finish up other projects and have extra time. We can't wait to see it completed and hanging on our wall!

Third-grade Robert Indiana

3rd graders are studying the art of Robert Indiana. They noticed how he used letters and numbers as art at a time when people did not see those things as such. We used his word love, and other words such as hope and joy in our art. We thought about the use of warm and cool colors and pattern to create these wonderful artworks! 

Learning Goals: 

I can identify the art of Robert Indiana. 

I can distinguish between warm and cool colors. I can emboss metal patterns. 

I can create block lettering like Robert Indiana.

I can create a collage. 

Third Grade Collage Form Birds

Third grade artists looked at different types of collage, the differences between shape and form (2D and 3D, reviewed color families (warm/cool and primary/secondary), and then created our own form collage birds using paper plates, tissue paper, paper towels, string, twisty wire, googley eyes and other various materials. 

We displayed our flock of collage birds in our library!

Learning Goals are that Students Can: 

* Explain the difference between 2D and 3D art

*Explain what a Collage is

*Use a variety of materials to create a 3D bird

*Identify the various color families and use one in their artwork

*Manipulate wire and tie knots with string

Free art day!!

Our students look so forward to our Free Art Days! Once their class moves all the way to the end of our the Free Art Day Game board (by earning spaces for respecting themselves, each other and their school, for being good listeners, and for working quietly) they get a day to create and play in art! Here's a snippet of some of the fun we have!

Third Grade Mini Mona Lisas

Third grade artists are studying the life and art of Leonardo Da Vinci. They are learning about one of the most famous and widely recognized portraits in the whole world... the MONA LISA! We even learned that she was so popular that she was even stolen at one point! We read the book, "Who Stole the Mona Lisa?" and learned a bit more about her history. 

After reading, we practiced drawing her portrait (and landscape background) for ourselves! We practiced various coloring techniques with colored pencils such as: blending, layering and mixing. We practiced some calligraphy when writing her name for our projects. After assembling our mini-Monas in old silver Premier jewelry boxes, early finishers were able to do an Art Challenge: We challenged them to complete a portrait on a photocopy that included only Mona's face and hands. They used their imaginations to think up a setting, fashion, and theme for their version of the Mona. 

Learning Goals: 
I can talk about and write down 6 facts about the life and art of Leonardo Da Vinci.
I can draw a portrait like Mona Lisa.
I can draw a landscapes that shows space (things get smaller as they are further away).
I can use various coloring techniques in my art.
I can do some calligraphy with Mona Lisa's name

3rd grade Heather Galler Patterned Landscapes

3rd grade artists watched a powerpoint presentation about Heather Galler and learned about her life and artwork. We drew our own landscapes in her style and incorporated a LOT of pattern just like she did! 

After drawing patterns with permanent marker, we used our knowledge of the color families to create color patterns as well as line patterns in our masterpieces. 

Learning Goals:

I can recognize the art of Heather Galler.

I can create a Galler inspired landscape.

I can use line patterns as well as color patterns.

I can use overlapping and size to create space. 

Curriculum Overview for 2015-2016

Welcome to the Art Room!!!

We are excited to begin another year filled with fun, creativity, a lot of art production!

About Mrs. Teitsma:  I graduated in 2001 from Calvin College and have been teaching elementary art since 2003.  I enjoy spending time with my husband and three sons, digital scrapbooking, photography, fishing and gardening.  

About Mrs. Worden:  I graduated in 2001 from Hope College and this will be my 13th year teaching elementary art.  A few of my favorite things include family time with my husband and twin daughters, scrapbooking, painting, playing the piano, and biking.

THE ART CURRICULUM:

We will be beginning our school year with our annual school wide collaborative project which is titled “Jamestown Elementary: Reaching unique growth potential” With it, we will be starting the year off with a review of the art elements of line, shape, color, form, texture, value, and space. Throughout the year, many projects will be focused on giving children experiences with each of the above art elements. Upper grade levels also focus on art principles such as pattern, movement, balance, emphasis, unity, and movement. 

After this, each grade level will work on our annual rotating cultural month. This year’s focus is Asian Art. Each grade focuses on a different aspect of the culture’s art so that all students can be exposed to a variety of styles and concepts from that culture as they observe each other’s art displayed in our hallways. 

Art history is also a large component of our curriculum. Each grade level focuses on learning about the lives and work of historical as well as some contemporary artists. This year, each grade will be learning about the following artists: 

Kindergarten: Vincent Van Gogh, Piet Mondrian, Eric Carle, Joan Miro, Paul Klee, Jim Dine

1st Grade: Gustav Klimt, Norman Rockwell, Claude Monet, Salvador Dali

2nd Grade: Henri Matisse, Faith Ringgold, Joan Miro, Henri Rousseau, Dr. Seuss, Vincent Van Gogh, Tom Otterness, 

3rd Grade: Frida Kahlo, Leonardo DaVinci, Jackson Pollock, Jim Dine, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, George Rodrigue

4th Grade: Diego Rivera, Heather Galler, Wassilly Kandinsky, Edgar Degas, Alexander Calder, Mary Cassatt

5th Grade: Chuck Close, Diego Rivera, Salvador Dali, Roy Lichtenstein, Georga O’Keeffe, Friedrich Hundertwasser

We also keep our curriculum lively by incorporating inspiration from literature and art careers for our art. Many of our projects are inspired from picture books, especially with our younger students. Also, all grades have projects that connect to art career choices such as: Graphic Design, Architecture, Fine Art, Art Education, Fashion Design, Entertainment Design, Photography, Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Art Museum Director. 

Finally we try to have each grade level have experience a variety of materials and genres. Some genre choices include: portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, architecture, cartoons, realism, abstraction, and figure drawing. 

Classroom Expectations:

In art we have three main expectations for all students:

1. Listening
2. Respect
3. Work Quietly

Contact Information:

Mrs. Teitsma:  dteitsma@hpseagles.net or 896-9375 x14405

Mrs. Worden:  lworden@hpseagles.net or 896-9375 x14405

Third Grade Picasso Portraits

Third grade artists are beginning to learn about the life and art of Pablo Picasso. We read "Getting the Know the World's Greatest Artists" and saw how Picasso's artistic style went from realistic, the blue period, rose period and cubism. We looked at his unique style of portraits and created one in his style. In order to get our brains thinking about portraits in such a unique way (mixed up features, some features from the front and some from the side), we played a Picasso Potato Head game where each table created a potato head with mixed up features and named it picasso style.

We used this worksheet to help us be inspired to draw our Picasso facial features.

Using the Picasso reference sheet for portraits, we drew various side and front view features on our collages.

Next step... to add painted details!

Third-grade Laurel Burch pattern cats

Third Grade artists learned about the life and art of Laurel Burch. They learned about how she had the bone disease osteopetrosis, had more than 100 bone breaks in her life, how she made jewelry out of metal trash that she pounded with a hammer in her kitchen pots, and how even though she had a very hard life, she didn't make her artwork about complaining, but instead about sharing JOY with others!

Lesson Objectives:
I can learn about the art and life of Laurel Burch
I can list 3 of my favorite facts about her on the back of my artwork
I can draw a colorful cat in her style
I can use patterns in a creative way