Bacich Elementary Art Blog

  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...

 Welcome to Art for Bears Art Blog, August/September 2023 Collaborative Large Polka-Dot Pumpkins created by our youngest TK and Kindergarten artists inspired by artily Yayoi Kusama Community Building In the Bacich Art Room we started the school year with establishing art room routines and building and inclusive community culture. We begin and end every class with a greeting and a choral speaking and signing of our art classroom affirmation. Students love learning and practicing American Sign Language to support our greeting and affirmation.  Sketchbooks It is a Bacich art room tradition that in the beginning of a new school year students start out their visual arts journey by grounding themselves with a sketchbook activity. Throughout the school year, students will have the opportunity to use their sketchbook in a combination of sketching, note taking and personal journal writing. Students reflect upon and evaluate their own learning. This allows students to place reading and ...

  TK/K: Texture Clay Turtle  Students had the opportunity to create three-dimensional turtles out of air-dry clay. Students were introduced to the element of art of texture. To create an interesting texture for the turtle's shell, students stepped on a clay ball to imprint the texture of the sole of their shoes. Students viewed and compared the variety of textures every one's shoe had left behind. Practicing rolling coils for the turtle's legs, head and tail was yet another clay molding technique students used. Students cut out pond habitats for their turtles using a variety of painting and drawing techniques to create implied texture of water and light reflection.  1st Grade: “Kunterbunt” Buildings inspired by artist Hundertwasser First grade students were introduced to the painter and architect Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser (1928 – 2000). He was an Austrian-born New Zealand artist and architect who also worked in the field of environmental protection....

Display of: District-wide Art Project The ‘All Our Hearts Are In It’ displays were enthusiastically enjoyed by families at Kent and Bacich during both Open House evenings.  Combining the works of staff and students into a shared expression of our connection proved very powerful to all involved.   Now as envisioned in our original proposal we are planning to distribute the 20 columns and banners to the District Office meeting room, Kent Library, and Bacich office spaces for ongoing display.  TK/K: Black Cat White Cat   Students were introduced to the concept of contrast: to use different elements or opposites to make areas in artwork stand out. The tint white and the shade black are the lightest and darkest shades to create the highest, strongest contrast and a dramatic statement.   Are black and white colors? Many do consider black to be a color, because you combine other pigments to create it on paper, but in a technical sense, black and white are not...