The first grade students created these colorful lions by drawing the face, coloring with markers or crayons and then adding the paper mane. Folding and cutting all of the strips of paper for the mane was the most difficult part of this project.
The kindergarten students drew castles following a draw along on the board. Then they added details and painted them any color they wanted with the tempera cake paints. Princess pink and purple was a very popular castle color combination! The kindergarten students learned what a self portrait was and got a lot of cutting and gluing practice with this project. I love the buttons and the yarn hair. Each face truly shows the personality of the little artist who created it! The kindergarten students practiced color mixing with these gorgeous pumpkin paintings. They used only the primary colors to make orange, green, and brown. Color mixing is a lot of work when you're five! The starry night and black background makes these paintings shine! The 6th grade students learned about blending and gradations while painting their African sunset. They then drew animal and tree silhouettes while looking at photos. The results make me want to start singing the theme song from Lion King! Fifth graders learned about highlights, shadows, and blending with this fun painting assignment. They drew their fish on giant poster-board and then had to mix their own paint colors and attempt to add highlights and shadows to their fish. The results are as fun and unique as the students who painted them! The 7th grade students were exposed to printmaking and carving with linoleum stamps. After carving their animal from linoleum, they stamped it multiple times on colored paper to create an Andy Warhol effect. Students in 6th grade chose an image to draw and then traced their drawing upside down to create a reflection. Then, they colored them with oil pastels or colored pencils. The finished drawings are quite impressive! The 7th grade students learned about blending oil pastels, shading and collage with these colorful flowers. The 5th grade students had a blast creating these ice cream cones from paper mache. We first built the armature using cardboard cones, newspaper, and masking tape. Then the students got to use the very messy paste to paper mache their cones. We finished these drool-worthy creations with a coat of paint, including "chocolate drizzle," and a stem for the cherry. The result looks good enough to eat! |
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