Unit Overview: Students created polar bears with scarves using oil pastel and watercolor paint to show creative pattern and design. This was inspired by the Coca-Cola polar bear. Too cute.
So I had students look at the image and create a polar bear wearing a scarf of their own design. They were to make it look realistic, no purple or neon polar bears.
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Unit Overview: Students collected rocks in order to create a painted rock design using acrylic paint. I know, painted rocks. So cliché.
However, there is an important artistic principle here: Shape is important. Seems simple, right? If only. I had students pick rocks and then develop their painted rock idea on the shape of their rock. Not all rocks are the same. Therefore, it is important to develop your artistic idea based on the shape, size, and weight of the rock. This is different from our typical standpoint of develop the idea first, then collect items. For our rocks, I had students paint a primer - a base coat of either black or white - on first. The reason why is to ensure more vivid colors for the final. Students who wanted lighter paints used a white primer - students who wanted dark paints used a black primer. Side note: Don't return painted rocks back to the environment. The paint can chip and flake and cause harm to wildlife. If you choose to do painted rocks, keep them in your own garden or flower pots. Or make yourself a rock garden. If you ever dispose of these rocks, put them in the trash. It is the only way to ensure that wildlife isn't harmed. Unit Overview: Students learned about the bones in the human body by discussing what bones do, why they are important, and watching "Them Dry Bones" from School House Rock. Students created skeleton designs using paper, cotton swabs, and glue in order to demonstrate an understanding of the skeletal structure. Any time I can incorporate an old educational video, I do it. School House Rock has to be one of my favorites! It covers tons of topics - from ELA, to science, to math, to political science. The videos are catchy and funny. My kids were laughing hysterically when the skeleton jumps out of the person and their body falls into a squishy pile (see "Them Dry Bones").
But these types of videos aren't just fun, they're informative and educational. After watching that video, we had a discussion about bones. I explained facts about bones, the importance of students being wary of breaking bones, and how to keep bones healthy. Finally, we built our skeletons. We also decorated them (because Halloween/Day of the Dead is close) to make them look festive. Unit Overview: Students created ceramic birds using clay and clay tools to create a bird of their own design that shows texture and personal creativity.
Students did this ceramic lesson right after Birds of Fantasy. Using their already creative ideas on birds, students made ceramic birds. Unit Overview: Students created an arctic animal artwork using oil pastels, watercolors, and a "frame" in order to demonstrate how to draw a design that looks like the animal is "popping out" of the frame.
Unit Overview: Students studied stained glass and practiced how to create a stained glass replica using laminate and permanent markers in order to show how shapes are used in the construction of stained glass"
This unit is quite fun! It addresses how shapes are used to create stained glass images. This is because shapes can be colored in, lines cannot. If one were to create a picture with lines (i.e. a sun with diagonal line rays), one could not color in the picture (i.e. the sunrays) because you cannot color in a line. Students based their pictures on images from memory. They created shapes to color in and portray stained glass. Note: Old projector laminates work great for this project. Also, when drawing on laminate, one must use permanent markers (Sharpies are a teacher's best friend!) for outlining and coloring. Regular markers smear and will not dry. Permanent markers will take about 10 seconds to dry after applied, so watch your hands! If you touch the art right after you draw it, it will smear or smudge. Unit Overview: Students observed and drew owls using paper and pencil to create a pattern on the body of the owls. Students created pattern using lines, shapes, and color by repeating design elements.
Unit Overview: Students were given silly sentences in order to imagine what the scene might look like. Students then transcribed the sentence they were given and drew a picture according to how they envisioned the scene. The smart rhino glared at the sneaky white mouse.
The goofy cat howled at the red moon. The hungry snail ate donuts by the smelly trash.
Unit Overview: Students created cards for mother's day using various technique, method, and personal ideas. Students were shown different types of cards and made personal decisions based on their perspective.
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