October 2014 Art Blog
Kindergarten: Recycled Robots: The Kindergarten students studied basic geometric shapes and used the shapes to sketch a whimsical robot. Using the sketches as their guides, students cut out geometric shapes out of recycled materials to build and collage the structural parts of their robots. Recycled metal and plastic washers were added for details such as eyes, wheels and buttons. To finish off the robot piece, students created a fancy frame our of recycled materials. 1 ST GRADE: Color Theory: Fall Colors/Leaf Composition: The first grade students were introduced to their first color theory lesson. We read the wonderful book titled “Mouse Paint” by Ellen Stoll Walsh and learned about primary colors. Students used the primary colors to mix beautiful fall colors and painted an entire large background with colors you might see looking at fall leaves. During the second part of this painting unit, students were introduced to the concept of how arti...