The traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of printing may have been used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. This lesson is a memorable one for the students. They They added a border with Japanese characters to complete their work.
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Third 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. 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.
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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