Kindergarten learned to use scissors and reviewed their shapes by cutting out Pizza Toppings: Rectangles for Cheese, Circles for Pepperoni, Squares for Peppers, Ovals for Olives, and Triangles for Onions. Below I included a video of some trick pizza dough tossing because we talked about how we turn the dough into a circle. We watched about 1 minute. It's amazing what you can do with a ball of dough! 1st Grade read the story Go Away Big Green Monster or Glad Monster, Sad Monster to see what different types of monsters we could make. We talked about how different monsters have different SHAPES. Each student selected one solid color for the geometric head- oval, circle, rectangle, square, triangle, etc. and then they shared their scrap paper for more color variety for the rest of their monster. 3rd Grade is using their knowledge of pattern making by weaving a basket using 2 colors in a continuous pattern. They are also using the over/under technique to weave the yarn around the slits in the styrofoam cups.
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Art Club artists were greeted with a choice of snack and drink. Artists had previously picked out the color of their T-shirt for decoration. On Thursday we used stencils and fabric spray paint, iron-on letters, and fabric squeeze paint to customize the shirts. Below is an example of the progress made. Artists can wear their shirts any time especially for ART CLUB meetings! Next meeting is Thursday, October 16th. I can't wait!!!
Just a reminder that Art Club is this Thursday from 2:15-3:15! We will be making our shirts using different fabric techniques. There will be a snack and drink provided. I'm so excited to start our Art Club!! Artists can be picked up in the back of the school.
1st grade finished their "Dream Vacation" using various lines we discussed in class. Lines tell stories, lines become shapes, lines turn into pictures. You can click on the gallery below to enlarge the images so you can see the details. We will be working on shapes next! 2nd grade Using the various lines we discussed in class students had to show these different lines within the hair for their" Bad Hair Day." These drawings could be as silly, or as real as they wanted them to be. I thought these were great examples of how different one idea could look. Great job everyone! 3rd grade discussed what it means to make a pattern. A pattern can be anything that repeats. Some students kept the idea of pattern going by using color pattern inside their lines. Students then had to create a habitat for their" Line Lions", you'll see lion cubs and Kings and Queens of the Jungle.
Thought I'd give a shout out to the Library because the Book Fair is COMING!!! September 10-17th. There will be a lot of How to Draw books, comics, and graphic novels! See you there!
Hope everyone has an awesome long weekend! Remember parent/teacher conferences are Tuesday 12-6p. I'll be around, so swing by and say hi!! Below are a few of the finished projects this week. We have three more openings left in art club if any 4th or 5th graders still want to sign up by Wed. The first art club will meet Thursday, September 18th. Kindergarten- We've been introduced to the art room and we are learning expectations. Harold & the Purple Crayon is a great book to start introducing lines and how they turn into shapes (and pictures). We read a short story and drew a picture using a favorite color. Here's a little video of my favorite Harold story. Enjoy! It's time to sign up for ART CLUB. First meeting will be in September. Students will be bringing home forms today and tomorrow with the guidelines and submission form. Forms are due with payment August 29th, FRIDAY (before Labor Day). Below is a basic outline of the form your student will bring home. Art Club 2014-2015 Millersville Elementary Welcome back Mustangs. I hope you’re ready for Art Club!! I’m Mrs. Diggs, the new art teacher and I’m super excited to start Art Club in September. There will be a few changes, but a lot of the same guidelines will apply. Since this is an after school club I expect awesome artist behavior and a good attitude for trying new things. Below is the guideline list as well as the participant form for application. Any questions you have regarding this list, please call the school @ 859.1439 or email me: [email protected]. Who: 4th-5th grade students Cost: $20 (snack/drink, t-shirt, take home project, materials) Class size: First 15 with fees paid When: Meet every third Thursday in the art room from 2:15-3:30pm. How: Submit two works of art along with attached filled out form for approval. I will send advanced notices of what activity we will be doing for art club. Two late pick-ups, no more art club. You can download the form here.
1st grade is moving right along on week two of Lines. Lines make shapes and shapes make pictures. We are made of lines, we wear lines, we write our name with lines, and we draw with lines. Artists had to use lines to draw their dream vacation. Here are some examples, see if you can name a few of the lines they used in their picture. 2nd grade has reviewed their lines and line names. So we took those lines and made them into a mess of crazy hair! We will color these over the week. 3rd grade discussed the meaning of pattern. How can we use lines to make a pattern? Students agreed that a pattern is something that repeats. Making a play on words for our Line Lions, we drew the body together and then added lines to create a personalized pattern. Artists made sure to create a habitat as well. 4th and 5th are creating sketchbooks to keep in the room for journaling and doodling. Students used their first names in a playful font. We looked at graffiti names to see how to make them colorful and 3D. Students discussed what graffiti is and where it's found. When it's legal and illegal. The key is to create a shadow to create the illusion of depth. I'm super excited to see the color on these when they're finished. Want to try out a website that allows you to try out your name in graffiti style? Click on the blue link.
Graffiti Creator- A free website that allows you to type in your name and changes it to graffiti by adding colors and shadows by making it appear 3-D. First grade reviewed lines and how to fold the paper to make different lines. Zig-zag, curly, and wavy are just a few you will see in these pictures. Students thought the end result looked like a skate park, playground, or robot by the time they finished! Great job and trying something new today. |
Mrs. Diggs
Art teacher at Millersville Elementary in Goodlettsville, Tennessee This is my 2nd year here and 10th year teaching art. I have two children and finished my Masters in Art Education at University of Florida. Archives
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