It's been a fun and busy few months in the art room! Kindergarten, first, and second grade students took home their art portfolios. If you still have your child's portfolio at home, could you please send it back to their classroom teacher? I hope you enjoyed looking at their beautiful work! KindergartenKindergarten students are working on a Claude Monet inspired project. After viewing clips from Linnea in Monet's Garden and looking at images of his paintings, students used watercolor paint to make a picture of a pond with a water lily collaged on top. 1st GradeFirst grade students started the new year by completing a project connecting to the book Scaredy Squirrel. As February rolled around, we created a collage of a bonsai tree with paper, tissue paper, and paint. Students explored how using a fork scraped on painted paper can create a unique texture, and made a name tag to label their tree, just like the bonsai trees at the Chicago Botanic Gardens! Currently, students are making glazed teacups inspired by a Japanese tea ceremony. 2nd GradeTo celebrate author and illustrator Peter H. Reynold’s visit to Olive, students create collages inspired by his book Ish. Students reviewed their knowledge of primary and secondary colors and painted a piece of paper, which was cut in abstract shapes and designs and glued on a background. 3rd GradeAfter many weeks of hard work, 3rd grade students finished an architecture project where they combined an ink and paper drawing of an altered Chicago landmark with a digital background. Students used iPads to make the digital background. Can you recognize which buildings they were inspired by in the images below? Currently, students are working on paintings inspired by a style of painting that began with Australian Aborigines, called dot painting. The students in the photo below are starting with their first color of a two color pattern and applying their paint with a Q-Tip! Thanks for those who attended Clay Night, it was so fun! I still have two unclaimed pots in the kiln room so let me know if you haven't received yours. 4th GradeOlive's fourth grade students finished a Vincent van Gogh inspired project and are now exploring the Japanese artform of Sumi-e. Sumi-e uses ink, brushes and paper to create art inspired by nature. Once their pencil drawings are outlined with ink, students will paint them with watercolor paint. 5th Grade5th grade students are finishing up a Choice Based Learning assignment, during which they created a work of art based on one of their favorite things! In the middle of the project students worked with a partner to exchange peer feedback. Students tried to give one compliment to their partner, and if they had one, a suggestion for their work. They also had an opportunity to walk around the room and see what their classmates made. Below is an interview with 5th grade student Luke about his choice based learning project.
Note: Interview has been lightly edited Mr. DeMarco: Hi Luke. Describe your project for me! Luke: My project is a model of a Gulfstream G-280. I chose to make a model of a G-280 because my dad flies them and I like that type of plane. Mr. DeMarco: What materials did you use to make it? Luke: The materials I used were paper and tape. I made it by making a tube of paper and then added a tail, wings, and nose. Mr. DeMarco: What did you enjoy about the project? Luke: I enjoyed putting the project together. Mr. DeMarco: What was challenging? Luke: The most challenging part was attaching the model to the stand. Mr. DeMarco: Did you learn anything new? Luke: I learned that too much tape doesn't look good and I should use less. Comments are closed.
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