Our Kinder students traveled to the "Emerald Isle" to learn about tinting the color green. We added a little bit of white to create different tints of green for their Irish hills. The story Three Bags Full was a perfect addition to this lesson. Mixed-up Millie gives away all her wool right before winter!
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1st grade began by creating tints of blue - adding white to a color is called tinting. This created our glowing moon effect. When the students returned the following week, we discussed the mysterious sculpture formation of Stonehenge in England. Who built it? Why did they build it? How did they build it?!
2nd grade learned that some European countries like England have a monarchy, a king or queen instead of a president. The students painted their skin tone and hair from a neutral palette: white, orange, brown and yellow. Their background was completed separately using analogous colors. The face is drawn in pencil, outlined with sharpie, then colored with oil pastel to ensure neatness! These royals added their crowns and clothing last to complete the look!
Kindergarten and 1st grade began their European travel tour in France! This project is always a favorite! We begin by reading Philippe in Monet's Garden by Lisa Jobe Carmack and discuss Claude Monet's style and artwork The students dabbed blues on the paper, just like Monet, to create their pond. Then, as their first printmaking activity of the year, they stamped their lily pads on the water. The following week, they drew the flowers and the Japanese bridge with oil pastels. 1st grade added frogs to their artwork after we read Once Upon a Lily Pad: Froggy Love in Monet's Garden by Joan Sweeney.
Mexican Mirrors The students designed their "mirrors" and painted their mirrors on cardstock paper. After cutting out the heart shaped, we added foil, sequins and a ribbon to hang these mini mirrors! Mexican suns - Embossing and Weaving
1st grade learned about different landforms and plant life in the American Southwest. We were inspired by Georgia O'Keefe's work below. They painted the foreground, midground and background with the warm colors week 1 The students learned about mesas when they returned the 2nd week, and we discussed how objects become less detailed and get smaller when pictured in the distance of a work.
2nd grade started the year with a painting project. We painted different kinds of lines and these papers became our Mexican ponchos. The sombreros were created the following week, and we had a portrait to complete the look!
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AuthorHello! I'm Ms. Trapani and I have been teaching art at Lindemann since 2010. This blog is to share all the wonderful things that happen in the Lindemann art room! Archives
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