Northern lights in the Art room!

Hello there!
This mini lesson was a GREAT way to end 2017! Usually, the art class before a vacation is a free choice class for all grades, but once I showed my artists this lesson, everyone chose to make at least one! There are so many references on Pinterest, Instagram, etc. of this technique. I did this with K-4, and the kids loved it! I think it was a combination of loving the process, messiness, and the result!

We talked about the Northern Lights (I even have a students named Aurora Borealis, she LOVED this!), and watched a very relaxing video of the them with the lights off while we made our artworks.
I also threw in a pic of my new rug I received the day before break - once students were done, they played artist memory on it! Christmas in the art room!😊

Happy New Year!! Come back again soon! 😊

Bad Case of the Stripes Selfies

Hello there!

This lesson features second grade artists drawing extra (extra!) large, proportional self-portraits, and giving themselves a bad case of the stripes! We are inspired by "A Bad Case of the Stripes" by David Shannon. This book has a fantastic message, and on top of that, it allows us to discuss self-portraits, expressions, and proportion in a fun way! I am trying to give students a lot more choice this year, and left the material choice and background up to them - it's a great way to have them take ownership of their artwork! Check out their work below!

These expressions! <3!

Check out that background! Those brushstrokes! <3!

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Jasper Johns with Kinders!

Hello there! The holidays caught up with me, but I'm here and so are you, so we are doing well! Happy New Year to you all! I am going to post a few lessons I've been documenting from October to December. I have a lot of fun stuff planned for 2018 (at least one mural coming your way!), so thank you for sticking with me! 

The lesson on this post is all about Jasper Johns, and the primary colors! Kindergarten alway rocks this lesson, it's one that I've repeated for a few years now, especially when we start our primary colors. We talk about one digit and two digit numbers, primary colors, making our numbers into full shapes that we can color in (this is tough for them at first) - it may seem simple but we cover so much!  Then we try to camouflage our primary color numbers like Jasper Johns! Its fun listening to the little ones asking their peers "Can you still see my number?" :)

It is also a great lesson in rinsing brushes before they switch colors - they learn very quickly what happens if they don't wash that brush! All in all,  I really enjoy this lesson, and I think they do too!

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