Van Gogh sunflower pinch pots.

 

Third grade used red clay to pinch out a sunflower pot.  Our inspiration was Vincent Van Gogh of course.  The students love creating these.  They also loved learning about the art element of "form" I'm sure! 

Recycled cardboard paintings.

 

Third grade used recycled cardboard that I saved from the dumpster to create these paintings.  We obviously had a discussion on the Earth and what Earth Day means as well as Arbor Day.  The plan is to have these be a cover for a bookmaking project I have planned for them.....so stay tuned....or not.

Third grade poppies.

 

Third grade learned about Monet and his art of poppies.  We also learned about the importance of focal point, each student has to create a point of emphasis in their paintings.  These turned out awesome in my opinion!

Mâché snow peeps.

 

 

Third grade learned about "form".  They used nothing but paper to create a 3D snow person.  Since they were already working with paper mache for their piñatas I figured why not throw in this project as well.  Simple, messy, simply messy.  Kids loved it though.  

Piñatas for Piñataville!

 

 

Third and fourth grade collaborated with each other and Music to create some serious piñatas for their upcoming musical.  Paper Mache was all over the place.....it was awesome.  The students also learned about culture and the art element of form.

Warm colors.

 

Third Grade has been studying color theory pretty hard.  On this one we discussed the warm colors and when to use them.  One of my goals this year is to get third graders to understand color really well and how to use it.

Chinese characters.

Second and third grade worked on Chinese Characters in class.  We discussed language and how it is very different in different places.  We used black paint rather than ink for these.  it was a good time!

Perspective Sea Turtles.

Third grade learned about perspective and how there are many ways to look at something.  We painted sea turtle as if  we were swimming underneath them and looking up.  We also discussed tints and tones and learned about what it means to be an endangered species.  Ceramic sea turtles are coming!