Fourth grade Mary Cassatt self portraits

Fourth-grade artists studied the portraiture of Mary Cassatt. We noticed how she was inspired by children and decided to do our own self portraits. We also focused on how to create value using only our pencil!

Learning goals:

I can discuss the life and work of Mary Cassatt.

I can identify Mary Cassatt's impressionistic art.

I can create a value scale.

I can draw my self portrait.

I can create light and shadow in my portrait.

First grade Claude Monet lily pads with frogs

First grade artists have been studying the art and life of Claude Monet! They learned about how he was an impressionist and so his artwork was not clear like a photograph but instead is full of blobs, smears and brushstrokes! We learned about how much Monet loved to paint outside, especially in his garden. 

We read a book about a frog named Phillipe who found safety in Monet's garden and really enjoyed the beauty there.

We painted with blurry blobs like Monet when we painted water on these cardboard pizza rounds!

We learned more about Monet's work by watching the Getting to Know the World's Famous artist video while we worked!

We then used different values of green construction paper to create the lily pads and tissue paper to create the 3D flowers! 

After this was complete, we compared and contrasted two of our art elements: shapes and forms. We enjoyed creating Phillipe the frog out of Model Magic clay!

On the final day of this project, after students finished, they created a birthday or valentines card for clot know me. I thought about what types of subjects he would love to see in his card.

The final product is being proudly displayed in our library!

Learning Goals:

I can identify the art of Claude Monet and the Impressionists

I can describe the differences between form and shape

I can manipulate clay and create a frog

I can demonstrate a variety of values in my paint and in my lily pads. 

Kindergarten frogs

Kindergarten artists watched the youtube clip of the song/book "5 Green and Speckled Frogs." We noticed how the artist made the eyes super big to make the frogs look cuter. We drew our own frogs and used the dark and light values of green to color them. On the frame, we used a dashed line to show the flight path of a big that is about to be eaten!

Learning Goals:

* I can describe light and dark values

* I can use shapes to draw 3 or more frogs

* I can use a dashed line to show the movement of a fly or bug

Second grade Henry Rousseau jungle animals

2nd grade artists have been learning about the life and work of the artist Henri Matisse. He loved the jungle, even though he was never able to visit one in his lifetime, and drew many jungle animals. We drew animals like giraffes, lions, tigers, birds etc. and used blending in our painting techniques, showed we understood the art element of space by overlapping our leaves and animals, and also chose different values of leaves to create variety in our artworks. 

Learning Goals: 

*I can talk about the life and art of Henri Rousseau

* I can use overlapping in my leaves to show space

* I can use blending techniques to create color and value on my animal

Fifth-grade Georgia O'Keeffe Zentangles with Value!

Fifth graders learned about the life and art of Georgia O'Keeffe. They learned about how she liked to zoom up close on her subjects. She loved flowers, skulls and sometimes architecture and mindscapes. We combined her zoomed up flowers with the new art of zentangles! Zentangles are basically doodles with tons and tons of patterns! Finally, we learned how to mix up tints and shades of a single color and used them in our background.

Lesson Objectives:

I can learn about the life and art of Georgia O'Keeffe

I can create detailed patterned zentangles

I can mix tints and shades to create value in my art. 

4th grade Mary Cassatt portraits

4th Grade artists watched a movie about the life and art of Mary Cassatt. Then we used our own photos to cut in half. One side of our artwork is our photo and the other is the side we drew. We practiced our skills of proportions and shading.

Learning Goals:

Students can recognize the art of Mary Cassatt

Students can draw half of a face using correct proportions

Students can create a value scale with pencil

Students can use shading techniques to create value

Students can create a uniquely patterned frame

Reporting: What I learned about George Rodrigue and Jackson Pollock: Blue Dogs

One thing I learned during this project is that how to show value in our blue dog painting - Kensley 3rd Grade

One thing I learned during this project is that George Rodrigue painted the blue dog over and over in different backgrounds - Lee - 3rd Grade

One thing that I learned during this project is that George Rodrigue was inspired by his white dog Tiffany and the Loupe Garou - Abby - 3rd Grade

4th Grade Landscapes

4th grade artists are studying various genres in art such as portraits, still life, landscapes, etc.  After looking at some landscapes, we reviewed foreground, middle ground, and background. We traced our lines with varying thicknesses, made sure to use pattern, think about size and space, use value and blending, and show emphasis somewhere in our artworks with our color schemes.

5th Grade Mexican cacti!

5th graders thought about the vocab word genre and considered the multiple genres that are used in art history. We created out own still lifes with real cacti and drew them making sure to think about the art element of space and overlapping!  We utilized our blending skills and our talents with pattern and balance when designing our patterned pots.