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Reading Month - 5th Grade Mister Seahorse

3/11/2020

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Reading Month continues as 5th grade was introduced to their official book of inspiration - MISTER SEAHORSE by Eric Carle. Even though this book may seem a little too simple for the average 5th grade reader, the illustrations are why I chose it for this group. Eric Carle is famous for his illustrations and they are truly his trademark. Eric is also famous for the books below (click to enlarge). 
Today after reading the book, 5th graders practiced drawing a seahorse and other underwater creatures. After some rough draft time, students began to lay out their final design on watercolor paper with pencil. Click to enlarge some progress images below.
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Reading Month - 4th Grade Arnie the Doughnut

3/11/2020

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Today, Mrs. Martin's 4th Grade class was introduced to their READING MONTH book - ARNIE THE DOUGHNUT by Laurie Keller. (Shout out to my sister and her family for the recommendation!) Today, we practiced drawing the main character, Arnie and read the book. Students then had a chance to start on their FINAL doughnut, which will be continued during our next class. Doughnuts were drawn with pencil, sprinkles were added with neon oil pastel, and frosting was painted with watercolor. Check back for updates soon! Click on the images (from Mrs. Martin's class) below to enlarge.

UPDATE - March 13th! 
Mr. Hellberg's donut creations can be viewed below! 

Check out what other grades are
​working on by clicking on the links below. 

Kindergarten - The Lorax
2nd Grade - ELMER the Elephant
3rd Grade - Where the Wilds Things Are
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1st Grade Starry Night

3/9/2020

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Vincent Van Gogh is the artist that the 1st Grade class focused on for their ART HISTORY unit. After completing a practice drawing, students drafted out the final design using pencil, and finalized it with oil pastel. Students mimicked the visible brush strokes that Van Gogh was famous for by drawing BROKEN LINES around the stars in the sky. This technique gave the piece a look of the POST-IMPRESSIONISM of Van Gogh.

Next, the sky was painted with watercolor using COOL COLORS (green, blue or purple... maybe a touch of black for a touch of NIGHT). Lastly, Mrs. Veeser's class created their own "VILLAGE" using neon oil pastels. During our next class, the villages will get finished up, and final touches will be added. Click to enlarge the images below to see their progress. 
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Reading Month - 3rd Grade WILD THINGS

3/5/2020

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Today, Mrs. Nuttall's 3rd Grade class started their READING MONTH project inspired by the classic WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. Before telling them what their book was, we completed a directed drawing (see my silly examples below), and students had to guess if they recognized the character at all. After learning that they'd be drawing their own WILD THING, I read the book to them while they created their official first draft. I encouraged students to use parts of our two practice sketches, but also to make the character their own and be as creative as possible. We talked about PATTERN and TEXTURE being used to show things like fur and scales as well. 

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Completed examples from my directed drawing
Students used construction paper crayons to create a rough draft of their ​WILD THING​. I absolutely LOVE the creativity, and cannot wait to see the final result! Click to enlarge the images below. 
After the practice drawing, students laid out their final concept on 12x18" white paper using pencil. Check out the images below for a sneak peek.
During our next class, WILD THINGS will
​be finalized and we will start to add COLOR! 
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3rd Grade continues Reading Month, along with Kindergarten (The Lorax) and 2nd Grade (Elmer and the Big Bird). What books will be assigned to other grades? Check back to see! 
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Reading Month - 2nd Grade ELMER

3/4/2020

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To coincide with the month of MARCH, which happens to be READING MONTH, all grades will be completing art projects inspired by children's BOOKS! Kindergarten started their directed drawing based on THE LORAX, and today 2nd Grade was introduced to ELMER and the BIG BIRD.

After putting finishing touches on their Art History project inspired by Andy Warhol, I completed a directed drawing of a mystery animal... an ELEPHANT! After learning how to draw ELMER and create a checkerboard, we read the book by David McKee. Students completed a second practice while I read the story to them, which is just one book in a series about Elmer the ELEPHANT and his colorful patchwork adventures. 

Next time in art, we will be starting the FINAL, and adding colorful paint to the checkerboard! Click the images below to enlarge and see how the practice drawing went!
UPDATE - March 6th!
Today, the 2nd grade started their class by finishing up their ANDY WARHOL inspired CUPCAKES! We cleaned up the paint edges using a black chisel tip sharpie to create four sections first. Next, GLITTER was added for a little sparkle! All cupcakes will be displayed in the hallway next week. Click the images below to enlarge. 
After completing the cupcakes, students worked on their ELMERs! After finalizing the Elephant shape, they learned how to make a CHECKERBOARD pattern using a ruler! THEY DID SO WELL with it... they surprised me a little bit to be honest. I'm very proud of their results. After the grid was complete, students used that fancy chisel tip sharpie to make our outlines stand out. Up next - COLOR!
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Modern Mona Lisa - 5th Grade

3/4/2020

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All classes K-5th Grade completed an ART HISTORY project. 5th Grade focused on the Renaissance work of Leonardo Da Vinci, specifically the MONA LISA. Students gave her a MODERN twist. Check out the results below! 

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The Lorax by our Kindergarten Crew

3/2/2020

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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! To celebrate the start of READING MONTH and Dr. Seuss' Birthday, Kindergarten students started a directed drawing of The Lorax. The drawings below (click to enlarge) are just the START, but I had to share!  
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