Bacich Elementary Art Blog

Introduction to the Bacich Visual Arts Program: In Art For Bears TK-4th grade students are exposed to a highly engaging curriculum, which is aligned with the National Visual Art Standards. Ms. Libby’s expertise lies in building, refining, and implementing both discrete curricula in the visual arts and arts-integrated STEAM instruction across curricula. Mis. Libby cultivates student engagement and assessment strategies that make learning visible and lay the groundwork for future exercises in inquiry. Students are taught the language of the visual arts, connecting to history, science, math, social-justice, as well as personal views, and the world.  Thank you to KSPTA  and KIK for funding the art supplies and tools for the Bacich art program! Community Building and Mindfulness: In the Bacich Art Room we started the school year with establishing art room routines and building an inclusive community classroom culture. We begin and end every class with a greeting, art classroom aff...

' We All Belong At Bacich’ Flag Art Installation is an inclusive school-wide art project designed and directed by Bacich art teacher Mrs. Libby. TK- 4th grade students had the opportunity to study the art of flag design, implementing basic design principles, to create personal flags. Students were introduced to age appropriate printmaking methods such as collagraph and foam carving to print multiples of their designs onto paper and nylon flags.  The culminating outdoor installation of 540 flags in rainbow colors representing grade levels gives students an opportunity to be part of a large art display. The flags will be affixed to the fence next to the Bacich art room. The grand reveal of this stunning installation will be April4, 2024 Bacich Open House and will be up for viewing through June 2024.  A warm thank you to KSPTA and KiK for supporting enrichment programs at our schools. What is printmaking? Printmaking is an artistic process based on the principle of transferring...

  TK/K: The Skin You Live In: Self Portrait  How Many Colors Are There in the Human Rainbow? Visual arts are a wonderful, organic way to engage our students in conversation about skin colors, self love, respect for others, race and diversity. Students engaged in a self-study about their skin color and the skin of their peers, family and community. The culminating end product was a self-portrait featuring student’s personal skin colors.    The book "The Skin You Live In" written by Michael Tyler , illustrated by David Lee Csicsko was a great introduction for students to share observations about their skin. After the read- aloud, students painted with watercolors creating color recipe charts to mix their own skin tones and used creative words to name and describe their skin colors. Students painted one entire page with their skin tone and wrote their creative names of their skin color on the page.   Students continued the study of their skin by contemplating the ...

  In Art For Bears TK-4th grade students are exposed to a highly engaging curriculum, which is aligned with the National Visual Art Standards. Ms. Libby’s expertise lies in building, refining, and implementing both discrete curricula in the visual arts and arts-integrated STEAM instruction across curricula. Mis. Libby cultivates student engagement and assessment strategies that make learning visible and lay the groundwork for future exercises in inquiry. Students are taught the language of the visual arts, connecting to history, science, math, social-justice, as well as personal views, and the world. TK/K: Mexican Amate Bark Painting  TK and Kindergarten artists were engrossed in the Amate Bark painting tradition which originates from San Pablito, a small mountain village in Mexico where this beautiful craft is still taught today. Students sketched Mexican and Mayan inspired designs, such as sun, birds, and floral motifs. To simulate the process of this beautiful hand made ama...