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 

A Moment in Art with Ms. Jane: Collage

Collage, a wonderful connection to the Spotlight Artist: Romare Bearden 

Third Grade Collectors 2018-19

1/2/3-3  Landscapes Perspective – Students were introduced the Landscape drawing using a series of table top handouts and an brief art history overview. They could select one of 3 given landscape prompts to create their own composition. Project used pencil, watercolors, watercolor pencils and markers. Your imaginary landscape what is your story, who lives here?

4/5/6-3+ Broken Heart color values and line project-color value and blending, creating an interesting composition with a limited color palette. Marker used to add bold lines. Inspired by Pop Art and Picasso  

7-1+Event Project- Home is Where the Heart Is!: Love=Home, Home=Love, in the spirit of UP, enjoy this charming assemblage of hand created paper hearts, dozens of specialized

rainbow flowers, painted paper grass and hand placed cloud puffs set against an acrylic painted landscaped. There really is no place like this Home!

8 Modigliani self-portraits- how to draw a face oil pastels and direct drawing using a grid format, color blending setting a mood or tone. Expressive and Emotional project with lots of creative expression.

9-12 Colorful Still Life- Matisse inspired cut paper collage. Draw a table/horizon line, background and foreground, add cut paper symmetrical vase. Creating a complex composition and following a series of directions, building layers and details.

Second grade Storytellers 2018-19

1-2 Cubist Fairytale Villains- Art History connection, color values, hue plus black or white, construction paper collage. Building art vocabulary and connecting to art history

3/4-5+ Little Red Riding Hood-Russian Matryoshka nesting/concentric circles, dolls are created using printed resources working with design, storytelling, details and composition. Sharpie/Watercolor and Watercolor pencils. Marc Chagall was our art history inspiration.

making artistic choices 

6  Event Project 
Bear Hug- Drawing inspiration from Russian matryoshka dolls and folk tales this bear family mixed media art piece is colorful, charming and loaded with texture. Tissue paper collage, hand painted flowers and stamped details are just a few of the techniques found in this delightful composition.

tissue paper collage added for trees and grass 

details in both paint and collage

7 Chinese New Year dragon- cross culture, designing with shapes and exploring chalk pastels

8/9-10 My colorful Guitar- artists created their own guitar centered composition using, crayons, color pencil, bleeding tissue paper, markers and collage to build their image and fill it with electric energy!

Inspired by Picasso, Chagall and 60’s Pop Artist Peter Max

11-12  Dinosaur Yearbook- building on class themes, 2nd grade artists create their own Dino student for a group yearbook project. Printed resources, pencil, color pencil, sharpie and crayon