4/5s Create Tessellations

 Adding color

Tracing a tessellating shape

The 4/5s tried their hand at tessellations, designs which can fit together in repetitive patterns without gaps or overlaps. They began with a 3x3 inch card, cut parts off, taped them to the opposite side and created a new shape that would tessellate. This shape was then traced onto a larger paper and colored in an alternating two-color pattern.

K/1 Amate Paintings

 Painting a border

Adding small details

Outlining with Sharpie

 One finished painting

One more

The K/1s recently began their study of Mexico and learned about Mexican Amate paintings in art class. The Mexican paintings are done with bright colors on bark. The K/1s used brown paper to simulate the bark and painted flora and fauna in bright tempera colors.

2/3s Sew Stuffed Indian Elephants

 Tracing onto felt

Cutting out the elephant

 Attaching an ear

 Embroidering the body

Thoughtful stitching

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 One finished elephant

A finished herd!

A visit to the Hindu Temple deepened the study of India

As the 2/3s began their study of India in the classroom, they enriched their studies with several art experiences. To start they traced and cut elephants from gray felt and then embroidered flowers and saddles to make their elephants look like they're ready for a festival. The two sides are then sewn together and stuffed.

4/5s Make Pop-up Animal Scenes

 Making the the pop-up background

Gluing in a flower

The 4/5s concocted fanciful animals in Spanish class. They drew these, and built 3D pop-up environments for them in art class. They will then return to the Spanish class where all the parts will be labeled in Spanish.