2nd Grade Art

Second Grade created a black and white pattern design. After completing their black and white designs, they added a four color border that provides a large contrast for their internal patterns. Upon completion of the border, they chose or cut a geometric or organic shape and colored it with the same colors as the border. Gluing the shape to the center of their designs provides unity for their pattern pictures.

1st Grade Art

The 1st Grade started the year with a crayon resist drawing of a teddy bear. Using permanent markers, they drew their bear, added simple clothing, and added an overlapped shelf (or wallpaper) filled with a variety of toys and shapes.  After coloring the bear's clothing and the background objects with crayons, the bears fur, floor, and wall were painted with liquid watercolors.  The students always think it is magic when the waxy crayons resist the paint!

Kindergarten Art

On the first day of art class Kindergartners learned they could draw everything in the whole world by just combining lines and shapes. On our second meeting they began a directed line drawing of a lion in an environment. Directed line drawings help the children with their listening and direction following skills. We discussed the parts of the lion’s body in terms of shapes and line types. They chose a position for their lion (sitting, lying down, or standing) then added an environment to make their picture tell a story. Their vocabulary is enriched as they create an overlapping environment for their lion(s) and add the horizon line last adding more depth.