Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Art Newsletter: 4th Quarter

What have we learned in art this quarter?
Kindergarten: 4 seasons trees from the book A Grand Old Tree / "Egg Chicks" using shapes, patterns and fan-folding technique / Watermelon Fingerpaint study of color mixing
1st Grade: Bunny Art using stippling technique / Portrait sculptures / Missouri Blue Birds using blending and fan-folding techniques / Leo Lionni paper chameleon sculptures
2nd Grade: Van Gogh Sunflowers / Bird Hat sculptures / "Overlapping Hands" using patterns & lines
3rd Grade: Cubism portraits / Negative & Positive tiles and icons / Community playground designs / Architecture House Design 2029
4th Grade: Yarn coil weaving / still-life using chalk pastels and brayer painting / recycled fish sculptures / Study of Missouri artists Thomas Hart Benton & George Caleb Bingham
5th Grade: Perspective Room / Symmetrical Bugs using chalk pastels / Graphic novels & storyboards

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