1st grade artists used contour lines to draw a snail with a large shell. They then used a spiral to create the sections of the shell that would soon become their color wheel. This is a great lesson for them to practice color theory and the order of the color wheel. When they are younger and first learn the rainbow it starts at red and ends with violet, but the color wheel truly continues again and again. They were expected to color in each section of their shell in color wheel order. They also learned warm and cool colors and practiced that knowledge by using a color from one family to fill the snail body and a color from the other family the fill their background with paint.
All of the snails have such different personalities! I just love these rainbows!
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Thanks to our amazing PTA here at Robinson Elementary we were able to get some new storage here in the art room. One of my main goals for creating a more organized space was to make it easier for students to find what they need and be more independent. Artists need to be able to decide which material will be best for each work of art they create. Just because an artist loves to paint does not always mean that every design will work best in paint. Students have the opportunity to practice in their sketchbooks in order to determine what will work best for them. When I first arrived at Robinson last year I was happy to see the variety of materials available to our students. At the same time I was overwhelmed by the "variety" of containers they were being stored in. I knew that if I was being visually overstimulated and unable to find what I was looking for, it would take students twice as long! It was also a challenge to fit everything onto our shelves with so many different shaped containers. That is when I came up with the idea of color-coding materials by table. Each table has access to the same materials, they are organized in the same order for each table separated by color. Students have done any amazing job keeping them organized and has sped up their clean-up process! Less time cleaning means more time art-making! What do you think? I am loving the way it looks and the students do too!
The craziest part is that it is all the same materials, nothing was moved or thrown out. It is amazing what new containers can do for a space! THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL PTA FOR SUPPORTING OUR ARTISTS! As soon as I stumbled upon contemporary artist Eloise Renouf's whimsical landscapes I knew I wanted to incorporate it into a project somehow. For 1st grade it came in the form of a fall tree collage. Students used warm colors to give their trees an autumn appearance.
Our first learning target was to use size and proportion to give the illusion of space and depth. The second learning target was to use overlapping to create the appearance of depth in their collage as well. Students worked in their sketchbooks to come up with as many different line designs as they could for their tree branches! I love the variety! |
Miss HilliardHello there! I teach K-4 art at Peach Plains and Robinson Elementary Schools in Grand Haven, MI. Archives
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