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Posted by Heather on March 29th, 2012 :: Filed under Resource links
Warren Elementary Art
Warren Elementary Art
Bookmaking with French text
The 3/4 classes wrote stories in French class and focused on bookmaking in art class. They learned some traditional bookmaking techniques and were encouraged to develop their own. The text and illustrations were added to complete the bookmaking process!
Posted by Heather on March 27th, 2012 :: Filed under Resource links
Heart Animals
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, children read the story My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall. All of his illustrations are made of heart shapes, more than three hundred in all!
We then practiced cutting symmetrical and asymmetrical hearts to design our own collage animals.
Posted by Heather on February 14th, 2012 :: Filed under Resource links
Ice Painting
The PreK-Kindergarten classes made their own painting tools by freezing dried markers in water.
The children filled small cups with water and placed the markers inside. They then carried them to the freezer (or outside) and waited for the water to freeze. Once frozen, the children carefully pulled the markers in the ice and painted with the colored ice on paper!
Posted by Heather on February 3rd, 2012 :: Filed under Resource links
Adinkra Cloth
The 3rd and 4th grade students have been learning about French speaking African countries in both French and Art classes. They began studying Ghana and the beautiful art form called Adinkra cloth. Students designed meaningful stamps, had them carved from erasers and developed patterns and designs on cloth-like paper.
Posted by Heather on January 15th, 2012 :: Filed under Resource links
3D Paper Sculptures
Children in grades P3 through 2nd grade have been working on three-dimensional paper sculptures. They began by re-using paper that they previously created during our color mixing/collage unit. They were also given other various textured, colored and patterned paper strips. They used hole punchers, paper texture tools, funky scissors and colored staples. The exploration and discovery was endless, as the students had free-range of their imaginative creations.
*** Students designed theme parks, small villages, water parks, detailed houses and beyond!
Posted by Heather on December 16th, 2011 :: Filed under Resource links