Name Tag

This lesson was taken from Deep Space Sparkle, which has helped me so so much! My fourth grade class began the year making these Name Tags. They are all so different and I will try to post more pictures. It's amazing how you go into a lesson with requirements and they change when the students start to create. The process was:

1. Write your name in an interesting way up, down or across the page in block letters.
2. Outline pencil lines in black marker and fill in letters with color.
3. Create pattern around letters but not IN letters.

Most students followed this, but they had a hard time grabbing the concept. It was a lot of no don't do this do that, but then I sort of gave up and let their imaginations take over. I just kept hearing "but isn't art about being creative?" So, yes I gave in and let them go to town.

African Masks

This was part of the 7th grade "Art Around the World" unit. We looked at a variety of African Masks and then designed one of their own. They used oil pastels on black paper.

Mixing Color Tessellation

My 2nd grade class created these within the first month of school. I introduced primary, secondary and intermediate colors and demonstrated how to make colors using just our primaries.

They began by creating a tessellation, which was a bit of a challenge. After outlining their pencil lines in marker they experimented creating secondaries and intermediates in each area. It was a long process, but well worth it!

Artists-In-Education

I was lucky enough to start off the year with an AIE grant. Since November my 2nd grade class has been working with an Artist creating "African Wear." They have created beautiful paintings working in large groups. The paintings were then cut up and used to collage figures or animals that will be featured on their vests. They also created necklaces and they will soon create fans. This has truly been a great experience!