To start our winter cardinal compositions, The second graders first created a tree branch with oil pastels and then painted their backgrounds using only the cool colors blue and violet. We then cut our cardinals out of red construction paper, added details with black markers, and glued them to the branches. Our last step was adding snow with white paint.
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The Kindergarten students learned how to draw with scissors when creating these whimsical cut paper penguins. We used our scissors to create a variety of shapes such as circles, semi-circles, and triangles which completed our penguins. We also used a black marker for details and a pattern on the scarf and a white oil pastel for a pattern of snowflakes around the frame.
The fourth graders used a variety of 3-D forms out of clay to create these snowmen. It was important for them to use the proper clay techniques of scoring, slipping, and smoothing when creating their snowmen so that parts would not fall off. After the snowmen were fired in the kiln, students were able to paint them and add extra details like arms and scarves with other materials.
After viewing a powerpoint on the ancient art of quilling, which is rolling paper, the fifth graders created these interesting quilled snowflakes. They rolled strips of paper in a variety of shapes and then glued down the coils to create a symmetrical snowflake.
The first graders learned about the art of printmaking when they used a sponge to stamp their snowman on the paper. We then used a black marker to add details to the snowmen's faces and scarves, and we created a patterned border with cut paper.
Sixth Graders created these ornament compositions by using oil pastels for the tree branches to show texture and by using wet on wet watercolor techniques to make the ornaments look interesting. They focused on using analogous colors when painting so that the paints would flow together nicely. For the finishing touches, they used metallic paint to create a hook for the ornament and a small shine for a reflective look.
After listening to the poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas", first graders drew their tall hat santas using a variety of shapes with a black oil pastel. Then they used tempera paint to fill in the shapes with white, red, pink, and peach. The last step was to decorate the frame with a white oil pastel using a line pattern to look like a candy cane.
The second graders practiced cartoon drawing when creating these whimsical christmas characters. We used a pencil and different lines and shapes to create a santa, elf, reindeer, and snowman. Next we outlined in black marker and then used crayons and colored pencils to add color to our cartoons.
The Kindergarteners created these clay star ornaments after talking about Texture. First we rolled out the clay and cut it into a star shape. Then we used buttons and popsicle sticks to create different textures on our clay. Once the clay had been fired, we were able to paint our stars in bright colors and use a glitter gloss to really make them shine.
The first graders created these radial line designs after brainstorming all the different types of lines that they knew. Then we traced and cut a large circle and glued a special jewel to the center. After that we drew lines in a radial design around the jewel using colorful oil pastels. The last steps were painting over our line designs and gluing the circle to a frame. So mesmerizing!
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