Kindergarten Cartoon Expressions - The Five Little Pumpkins

Kindergarten artists read the book "The Five Little Pumpkins" and thought about the way that each pumpkin was feeling in the story. We looked at the way the illustrator showed those feelings by the way that he drew them. We recited the book's poem and acted out those emotions so that we could see and feel what our faces were doing when we looked surprised, scared, bored, sad, and happy. We drew these expressions on each of our pumpkins.

On the back, students wrote, "Cartoon Expressions" so that they could share with mom and dad what they were learning about and some even added the poem linked below:

Learning Goals: 
I can recognize what different facial expressions look like and make them with my own face.
I can draw like an illustrator.
I can draw 5 different cartoon expressions.

1st Grade Snoval Collages

1st Grade artists have worked hard on their Snoval collages! We used multiple materials like buttons, fabric, wallpaper scraps and other things to create these adorable snovals (oval snowmen). After reading books about snowmen, we talked about been cartoon illustrators as a art career and also reviewed our use of pattern in the scarves.

Learning Goals:

Students can identify a collage

Students can distinguish between art careers

Students know the difference between an author and an illustrator

Students can use pattern in their artworks

5th grade Cartoon Sports Heads

5th graders had fun creating these Cartoon Sports Heads on a day when Mrs. T. was out of the building. They studied cartooning and facial expressions then picked their favorite sport to create the head of their cartoon! Hilarious!

2nd and 3rd Grade's Cartoon Pumpkins!

2nd and 3rd grade artists had fun creating these expressive cartooned pumpkins that show value in their shading! 

2nd Grade Suns and Moons for Square 1 Art

3rd grade artists are busy creating their artworks for the Program called "Square 1 art"... a program that takes kids' artwork and prints it onto various gift items like mugs, bags, jewelry, water bottles, T-shirts, etc. We reviewed cartooning faces, patterns, and warm/cool colors.

5th grade cartoon sea creatures

5th graders are studying the art career of cartoonist. They created these fun sea creature cartoons using chalk and oil pastel!

5th grade Cartooning

5th grade artists are learning about the art profession of cartooning! They created these cartoon crowds to show that they understand the art element of space by overlapping each unique cartoon person. Each person shows a different personality and emotion!