3rd Grade Halloween Silhouette Pictures

The 3rd graders had a fun time this week creating these very cute halloween silhouette "haunted" pictures. We used markers and then created basic shapes to make a haunted tree, dancing skeletons, spooky cats, spiders, bats, pumpkins and owls. We painted swirly clouds in the sky and finally we added white eyes to make our spooky creatures "jump" off the page! This has been a very fun project!

Parents: This would be a great project to do at home! We used black Crayola washable markers. Eyes were added with simple "paper punch" circles! Encourage your children to focus on the SHAPES of the creepy creatures.

2nd Grade Pattern Pumpkins

The 2nd grade classes had a fun time pushing their drawing skills one step further this week by creating these darling pattern pumpkins. First, we looked at real pumpkins and studied the shape and color. We touched the pumpkins, looked for scars and studied the stem. Then we used sharpies to draw a practice pumpkin in our sketchbook. We drew organic "bumpy" lines with the sharpie and then we added structure lines. Finally we added shading with organic and geometric design. Then we drew our final artwork on bigger paper. We shaded the features of our pumpkins with tiny pattern and design. As a final step, we painted our pumpkins with watercolor. This has been one of our favorite projects.

2nd Grade Line Art

If you walk down the 2nd grade hall this week you will find rows and rows of hands tied together with multicolored cord. The 2nd grade classes have been working on building "community" and this art project was a developed as a way to create an art project that would symbolically link the entire 2nd grade. We talked about color and how the bright color band moving across the hand represented energy and a beauty that unified all people. If we joined hands and work together... anything can be accomplished. Each child traced their own hand on white card stock and then drew a beautiful organic line across the palm of their hand with a sharpie. We then added color with markers in a symmetrical pattern. Finally we divided the rest of our hand into sections with a sharpie and then created organic and geometric patterns with a black sharpie. We also added our name to part of the black and white design as a way of personalizing our artwork. The black and white pattern looks beautiful in contrast with the color band. We hope you come visit the 2nd grade hall to enjoy this beautiful project.

Kindergarten Twisty Trees

This week we had one of our most favorite Kindergarten art projects.... Twisty Trees! First we looked at the painting "The Mulberry Tree" by Van Gogh. We saw how the trunk was twisty and old and how the branches were twisty and curved. Then we made our own twisty trees using paper bags. After we twisted our branches, we added little tissue paper leaves in warm colors. Our trees looked very beautiful. We talked about how we could use our little twisty tree as a decoration in our homes to remind us of fall.

Kindergarten Scaredy Cats

This week the kindergarten classes had fun drawing "scaredy" cats with markers. First we studied the picture "The Scream" by Edvard Munch and we talked about how people express feelings of fear. We also looked at the colors in the picture and learned that orange and blue are complementary colors. Then we talked about how a cat might show that it was afraid. We drew cats with arched backs, claws and hair that was standing on end! Finally, we added a face with crayons, drew a snow pattern in the sky and then added design to our pictures! Be sure to compliment your favorite kindergarten student!

First Grade Line Art

The first grade classes have been learning about line art this week! First we learned about curvy lines, straight lines and angle lines. Then we drew a soft curvy line through the middle of the circle. We added beautiful rows of color on each side of our curvy line. Finally, we divided the rest of our circle into sections and filled each section with a pattern created by lines and shapes. This looks great! The first graders have been doing fabulous work in art!

3rd Grade Bark Art

When the third graders come to art, they start the lesson by doing a simple sketch in their sketch book. Mrs. Sampson uses the sketch to reinforce skills that will help them with the art lesson. The 3rd graders have been busy getting ready for their school program on October 22nd. As part of the preparation we have focused on creating Mexican folk art and doing little sketches in our sketchbook. Some of the classes also created "tiger" masks which are an example of Mexican Folk Art. This picture shows the work of Stephanie Cox, a student in Mrs. Jacobson's 3rd grade.