Welcome readers! We've been busy cooking up some interesting projects in the Olive art room. Some projects are returning favorites and others are brand new. All grades began the year by creating a portfolio to keep their art safe. To help decorate it students traced the outline of their hand and colored the interior in interesting ways. Let's learn what each grade has been up to! KindergartenOur youngest owls began the year by learning about color mixing. After reading the book Mouse Paint as a class, students created an abstract art inspired painting. Within each you will find our three secondary colors: green, orange, and purple. Our most recent project was to create a collage made entirely of shapes. Students learned, with the help of the book Museum Shapes, how shapes form the basis of most artworks. Building on their knowledge of color mixing, students mixed primary colors to create their background. First GradeOlive's 1st grade students have completed three projects during this first section of our school year. They began the year by looking at an ocean habitat: coral reefs. Students learned that coral is a living thing, one that is fragile and like the rest of our oceans at risk from human caused threats like overfishing and pollution. Students created fish tank collages with construction paper, paint, and oil pastels. The next project we did was all about lines. Students used oil pastels to draw different kind of lines on watercolor paper. Next, they had to choose two primary colors to mix and make a secondary color to paint over the lines. Since water and oil don't mix, it creates a neat effect! To finish the project students mounted their art on black paper and created a patterned border. During the project we looked at famous abstract artworks, as well. Our most recent project was to create a painting that demonstrated the changing of our seasons from fall into winter. Students used tempera paint and tissue paper and learned about warm colors (red, yellow, and orange). Second GradeIn second grade, students began the year with an OMS classic: an Eric Carle inspired caterpillar collage! The project had many components, from drawing, to painting, to collaging. Students read some of Carle's most treasured books and even made their own story with a caterpillar as the main character. As Thanksgiving break arrives students are finishing up their second project of the year. Using soft pastels (for the first time in art!) students created warm colored leaves on a cool color background. Each leaf was outlined with white glue, which gives them an interesting texture while providing a border for the pastel. Lastly, second graders (like all 1st-5th grade students) earned their first Art Buffet this October & November. Art Buffet is a reward day where students have a choice of several materials to encourage creative play and expression. Below are some students proudly showing their creations! Third GradeAs they were learning about our solar system with their classroom teacher, students created alien masks with one major requirement: they had to be symmetrical. To create these masks they used construction paper, paint, colored pencils, and markers. Students enjoyed learning about the search for extraterrestrials, our solar system, and our vast galaxy! Our current project, which is unfinished, took students imaginations to ancient Egypt. Students are learning about why and how the pyramids were built, the role of pharaohs, and about mummification. In terms of art concepts explored, students will learn about foreground, middle ground, and background as they organize their pyramids to show depth. Fourth GradeOlive's 4th grade students learned about the life and work of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. Using oil pastels, they selected their favorite painting to copy, then mounted it on brown construction paper. Currently, fourth graders are tying into their classroom explorations of geography by making a postcard from the country of their choice. Students learned about the job of a graphic designer and considered the font and composition of their postcards. Each postcard has to include 3-5 images that represent life in their country. The best part of the project is the ending, as students mail their postcards to themselves, a friend, or family member! Fifth GradeEnding with our biggest owls, who will soon outgrow their nest, is 5th grade. Students began the year by creating a silhouette collage with black and white paper. The collage could depict any subject matter as long as it was recognizable by its contour. Fifth graders' current project is to create a city in one point perspective, which is a system for representing 3 dimensional space on a flat surface. I hope you enjoyed reading about our adventures! Have a great Thanksgiving break.
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AuthorI'm Mr. DeMarco, Art Teacher here at Olive-Mary Stitt. Please use this blog to read about our adventures! Archives
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