The 4th grade students studied the ornate architecture of St. Basil's Cathderal. They used painted paper, construction paper and painted a background piece to create their onion "onion dome" buildings!
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2nd Grade loved learning about the Vikings! These seafaring people traveled around Europe on their longships, and the Viking Age lasted about 300 years. We borrowed this project idea from Cassie Stevens's blogspot, and adopted her technique of collage with painted paper to create realistic waves!
3rd Grade Clay CastlesThey used a slab technique with a template that they created. They added texture to create a stone effect.
5th Grade studied the architecture of the canal houses in Amsterdam. They learned about Delft pottery and created a mixed media Amsterdam scene in tints and shades of blue. The students used their choice of media- tempera paint, tempera cakes, oil pastels, colored pencil, crayon, and sharpie
Claes Oldenburg is one of my all-time favorite artists! His sculptural style is pop art and installation, all rolled into one! He's a student favorite as well :) We began by studying some of his more famous sculptures from around the world. Spoonbridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota is one of his more famous sculptures in the US. The photo of his pie sculpture below inspired our clay pies. The students worked in pairs to roll their slabs and cut their crust pieces. Then they were on their own to score, slip and stuff their pies!
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!
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.
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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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