Although this actual art piece is a woodblock print the 6th graders created their own version by painting The Great Wave.
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The 8th grade students used air dry clay to create pinch pots. They then had to add features to their pinch pots turning them into monsters. Once the clay was dry the students painted their sculptures.
The kindergarten students created sharks from construction paper. The students learned about symmetry. They folded a gray sheet of paper in half to draw their shark head, so it would be symmetrical when they cut it out. They then had to draw and cut all of the other shapes that made up the shark and the water. Gluing it all to a light blue background.
The kindergarten students used fingerprints to make the petals on their hyacinths. They used crayons to draw the stem, leaves and grass. They painted the sky and sun with paint and a paintbrush.
The students learned about the artist Jasper Johns. They then created an art work in his style. They used stencils to trace their birthday onto their paper. They then colored each number with either cool or warm colored crayons. They used watercolors to paint the background. If their number was colored in warm colors their background had to be cool colors.
The 5th grade students received packets with animals who are native to Africa. They chose which animals they wanted to draw and only did the animals silhouettes. We then talked about creating a sunset using warm colors and watercolors. The students drew their animals standing on the ground along with a tree and cut them out as one continuous piece. They then glued this to their backgrounds.
The 3rd grade students sculpted fish using model magic. They then painted the fish and picked a shell to use as a base for their fish.
The 6th grade students learned about Grant Wood and his painting American Gothic. The students also learned about parodies. They then had to choose something from pop culture and turn that into a parody of American Gothic.
The 3rd grade students created suns in celebration for Cinco de Mayo. We talked about using concentric circles when creating the suns. We also discussed what role suns play in Mexican culture. The students added a face to their sun and colored them with bright colors.
The preschool students used forks for a printmaking project. They dipped the forks in different color paint then printed them on to their paper. After they added stems and grass to their flowers.
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