Here is what 3rd grade did this year in Art

We started our Art Year with Mr. Bones and learning about the human body

The rest of the year other Animals were our main Artistic subject.

Some had connections to Indigenous cultures and folk tales like the bear and owl 

Others made International cultural connections like the Year of the Tiger for Lunar New Years 

There were also several Art History connections 

Lots of drawing, collage and hands on creativity skill building and exploration of materials 

The human skeleton is so fascinating and fun to draw 

The owl project connects to cursive writing skills
keeping your pen/pencil touching the paper 

This project had many pattern pieces and numerous steps in its construction 

Check the board to find out next steps 

Bears in  Hats and Sweaters so cute!

3rd grade silent auction group project 

First Grade Investigate 2018-19

What did we do in Art this year? 

Lots of skill building, discussion, observation, and messy wonderful hands on creating!

1/2-3 Rainbow Spider-crayon resist, watercolor, Sharpie and collage. Learning about spiders, body parts and habits. Building a composition. 

Eric Carle inspired 

 4/5  Buggy Bugs- 2 projects one subject: drawing focused using reference materials students created their own imaginary insect (black paper and metallic pencils) the other a symmetrical acrylic body was created by folding and pressing paint. Markers used to add details

6/7 Little Red Hen- trace a pattern, cut and design, create a nest, adding an egg (chick is optional) following a series of directions. 3-D project 

8- Event project- 
Cats with
Flowers, humorous, intelligent, playful and mischiefs describes first graders and cats! These little felines are accessories with dozens of hand drawn and cut out flowers against beautiful tissue paper collaged backgrounds. The horizontal format makes it perfect for hanging over a bed or sofa! drawing/coloring, cutting and tissue paper collage background.

9/10/11Tiger Tiger

 Direct drawing of tiger face, small sketchbook, create jungle and sky add cut paper, flowers and insects  

12- Cherry Blossom project painting inspired by Japanese pen and ink compositions. Color blending to create blossoms. Using a double loaded brush, skill building and techniques. 

       

Tiger in the Jungle