First graders learned about Pablo Picasso & cubism and created fun Picasso-style portraits while practicing their use of oil pastels. Next scholars learned about Native American woven art objects like Pomo Baskets and used oil pastels to work with pattern and color in a similar style. Then they practiced weaving techniques to create colorful woven matts.
Scholars studied the art & architecture of ancient Roman & Byzantine civilizations. We learned about mosaics, Le Pont du Gard, The Pantheon and Hagia Sophia, as well as about portraits and the proportions of the face. They created their own mosaics in the style of a famous mosaic of Theodora, an influential and powerful empress of the Byzantine empire located in the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. Second graders learned about the four seasons and how one tree changes throughout the year. They used tempera paint to create trees with all the important parts and used oil pastels to add all of the details for each season. Fourth Graders practiced drawing from life by looking closely at their own shoe. They studied the color wheel with a focus on warm and cool colors. They painted using a color scheme of warm or cool colors in the foreground and background. Fifth graders learned about optical illusions, or Op Art and had fun discovering different types of optical illusions and exploring the development of linear perspective during the Renaissance. Second grade scholars learned and applied the basic handbuilding technique of pinch pots to create silly and scary "Monster Mouths". The pinch pot, once completed, was placed on it's side and fun details were added using other handbuilding skills like eyes, tongues, tails and antennae. Scholars painted their sculptures with tempera paints, practicing their color mixing skills as they went. |
AuthorMrs. Dentzer is the elementary visual arts educator at John Adams Academy. Archives
May 2016
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