Art in the Gym!

These silhouettes were a combined effort of several grade levels.  Second graders learned about analogous colors and painted loads of papers to use for the dots.  Fourth grade teams picked an action pose and traced a teammate on black roll paper to make the silhouettes.  Then whatever classes had a little time, had a mini lesson on mosaic art and color theory and began adding colored spots.  When finished, they wouldn’t fit through the laminator. I love them and did NOT want to see them tear in the gym in three weeks, so I cut them into laminator size bits, and ran them through.  Again, the amazing Mrs. Cresta to the rescue!  She pieced all the bodies back together (not an easy task) and got them all displayed in the gym.  What an impact!

The original inspiration for these came from Mrs. Peterson over at The Falcon Acadamy.  Thanks for sharing! 

The sports spheres were created by our fourth graders.  Click here for the details.

Color Blotto Print Insect- Symmetry, Primary and Secondary Colors

Kindergarten and First Grade

 Blotto Print Insects

Students learned about the bodies of butterflies and dragonflies.  Like all insects, they have a head, torso, and abdomen.  Students began by tracing and cutting out their insect body, adding eyes to the head, and decorating the torso and abdomen with patterns.  Then they used paint squirts of primary colors (yellow, red, and blue) squished between folded paper to create their insect’s wings. 

Through this lesson students learned about symmetry, primary and secondary colors, as well as blotto printing.  The Oohs and Ahhs when the blotto prints were unfolded were THE BEST!

MA curriculum frameworks-1.1 Use a variety of materials and media, for example, crayons, chalk, paint, clay, various kinds of papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects 2.1

For color, explore and experiment with the use of color in dry and wet grade 4 media Identify primary and secondary colors 2.5 For pattern and symmetry, explore the use of patterns and symmetrical shapes in 2D and 3D works Identify patterns and symmetrical forms and shapes in the environment and artwork.