K/1 Mixing Primary Colors

The K/1 art class began the year by reading Harold and the Purple Crayon, and talking about different kinds of lines reflecting different emotions. Then a discussion of primary and secondary colors was followed by experimenting with colors that can be mixed with red, yellow and blue tempera paint.

K/1s Paint Large Cacti

 Beginning to paint

One almost done

 Cutting out a cactus

 Adding spikes

Assembled and displayed in the classroom

As part of the K/1's study of Mexico, they learned about the Saguaro Cacti of the Sonoran Desert. They painted, cut out and stuffed four large cacti that will enhance the look of their classroom as they present their learning to their parents and their buddy class.

K/1s Weave Paper

 Gluing down the ends

Assistance from the middle school art mentor

The K/1  students mastered the over, under technique to make paper weavings. A curved background paper added interest and a bit of challenge to their work.

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.