Kindergarten and 1st grade learned about panda bears from China. We discussed the unique look of the panda bear, their peaceful demeanor and their vegetarian diet!
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Both 2nd and 4th grade learned about the Ndebele people of South Africa and their beautiful tradition of painting their houses with brightly colored, geometric designs. 2nd grade worked in groups to create large, three-dimensional huts. 4th grade painted landscapes with warm and cool colors and added a few Ndebele-inspired homes into their composition. 4th Grade2nd Grade - Group workThird grade learned about the traditions of the Ashanti people from Ghana and their decorative Adinkra clothes that are stamped from calabash gourds. We read The Talking Cloth to understand the mean of the Adinkra cloth and the colors they use. 5th grade studied African Mask forms and their use of line and shape. We discussed high and low relief. After designing their masks with pencil, they began laying down the lines with spaghetti noodles and yarn. After they finished the lines, other forms of pasta were added for additional shapes and details. When they returned the following week and once all the gluing was done and dried, the students applied a coat of brown under-paint and gold on top for a patina-look. We finished up the end of the year with the chilly continent of Antarctica. With no permanent human inhabitants, we concentrated on the animals and landscapes of this Southern-most continent. Kindergarten and 1st Grade - Snowflake Prints
2nd Grade Penguins at Play2nd Grade created tints by adding white to blue to create these icy, Arctic landscapes. And what Antarctic landscape would be complete without a few penguins?! 3rd Grade grey-scale Empire penguin baby3rd grade created a simple grey scale painting with these baby penguins. A value scale is the different hues of a color from light to dark.
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!
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!
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
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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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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