The kindergarteners created clay ladybugs after hearing Eric Carle's book, "The Grouchy Ladybug". Their goals were to show texture in their artwork and to use the art supplies safely. After the ladybugs were painted, the kindergarteners made a leaf for the ladybug to rest on.
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The kindergarteners created these ceramic star ornaments with the goal of showing texture in their artwork. First we rolled out our clay and used a cookie cutter to press our clay into a star shape. Then we used a variety of materials to press textures into our clay such as buttons and popsicle sticks. After the clay stars had been bisque fired, we were able to paint them with lots of bright colors. After reading the book, "Owl Babies" by Martin Waddell, the kindergarteners created these paintings of their own owl babies. We created a background showing nighttime since owls are nocturnal animals. Then we painted feathers using short quick brush strokes to show texture. Our last step was adding details like the eyes and beak with shapes and lines.
The kindergarteners created these spooky cats using letters of the alphabet. We started with a U for the body, turned our paper, added an O for the head, an M for ears, and last a letter S for the tail. We painted our cats with black, added two glowing eyes, and a pattern around our frame for a nice presentation. The learning students do in their classrooms with their teacher was reinforced with this project.
The Kindergateners created these beautiful fall trees to show that they know about WARM and COOL colors. We used only COOL colors for our background such as blue, green, and purple. Then we used the painting technique of Pointillism (using dots) to fill in our tree with WARM colors of red, orange, and yellow.
For the kindergarteners very first day in art we had an "Exploring Art Day!" Students were able to move about the room and explore different art media that we will learn more about later in the year. There were six different stations that students could visit to get their creativity flowing: a painting station, a pipe cleaner and bead bracelet station, a modeling clay station, a crayon texture station, a stamping station, and a marker and stencil station. It was a fun intro to art, it helped the students learn the rules and procedures in art, and it helped me get to know all of my new students. Here are some snapshots from our experience: |
Mrs. W.About Me: This is my eighth year teaching art at Switzer Elementary. I see every K-6 student for art once a week. My goal during this time is to nurture students' creativity through exploring different art mediums and concepts. By exploring art, students will develop essential knowledge and skills that will prepare them for the future. Categories
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