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.
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Unit Overview: Students learned how to create a ceramic vessel using clay, clay tools, and coil pot technique in order to create a balanced, clean, well designed container. In this project, I wanted students to focus on the technical aspects of ceramic building. We used the coil pot method and review basic concepts like score and slip, pinch pot, and sgraffito. In addition, we also covered more ceramic technique, like allowing the clay to harden in a sealed bag to just softer than leather hard in order to build more firm, effective, and stable pots. (If you build too high too quickly, your pot will fall or fail.) We also talked about the design of the pot. I required each student to ensure that their pot had the following: 1. A foot 2. An attachment 3. Sgraffito (subtractive design) 4. Built between 3-7 inches 5. Must be solid, no cracks or holes Here's how the bone dry pieces look . . . And now for the final, finished project . . .
Unit Overview: Students created pumpkin zentangles using watercolor paint and sharpie in order to review line, shape, form and pattern. In order to help students review good craftsmanship, detail, and artistic creativity, I had students start off the year with a simple project. We drew pumpkins from observation and talked about how the lines of a pumpkin go from its stem to its bottom. This makes the lines look curved when drawn. Students then added pattern to create a zentangle.
For painting, students were given the colors on a color wheel. No black, no brown. I have noticed that students who aren't confident in their work tend to smear black or brown paint over their patterns to cover it up. Therefore, those colors were not available to them. Unit Overview: Students created awareness posters that address topics students observed in the school, at home, or in society in order to create awareness about the issue at hand. Students learned about how text and image work together to create a successful poster design. Students learned about handlettering and designed font that reflected the tome of the image and created emphasis.
Unit Overview: Students studied and applied needle felting technique using felt, wool, etc in order to experiment with a new art form.
Unit Overview: Students studied and applied two point perspective using rulers, pencils, etc in order to create a landscape with buildings showing two point perspective.
Unit Overview: Students created a replication of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Russia using colored pencil and watercolor technique in order to show an understanding of architectural construction.
Unit Overview: Students will learn about artist Johanna Basford in order to create their very own personal coloring page. Students will learn about form, pattern, and motif in order to create their own coloring page. Students will based their coloring page on the form of an animal. Students learned about artist Johanna Basford and created their very own coloring page. Students learned that by using a basic form and adding pattern, motif, and design, one can create a unqiue and creative coloring page.The students coloring pages were combined to create a class coloring book that was sent out to parents and teachers in a pdf format. Students received their original coloring page and access to the pdf copy for unlimited print outs. (For students or schools who may not be able to afford a yearbook, this is a fun way to create a class yearbook and commemorate each student's individuality.) 5th Grade Coloring Pages 4th Grade Coloring Pages 3rd Grade Coloring Pages
Unit Overview: Students will understand how to create 3-D sculpture using the method of deconstructing a book. Students will understand how experimentation, creativity, and self-expression are important elements in creating a work of art that is original and successful.
This is a fifth grade lesson I taught about deconstructed books. Students learned about the Green Art movement and Recyclable Art. Students looked at artwork by artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Bernard Pras to see how artists have recycled materials to create works of art. Students were shown multiple methods of deconstructing a book and the techniques of using tools and materials to achieve certain effects. Students were encourage to experiment with media and form to create original 3-D sculptures from within the book. Students discussed the difficulties, successes, and things they learned from this process at the end of the unit. |
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