Reindeer Sculpture Fourth grade

Found on Pinterest, this project looked like a great painting and sculpture project for fourth graders.  These 3D pizza slice holders were given to me by the kitchen staff and made the perfect deer head shape.  A flat piece of cardboard in this shape was shown in the original project but the idea of having 150 heads to cut out made me look for alternatives! This was a wonderful way to recycle these pizza slice holders and make art at the same time.

First we cut out ear shapes and taped (and stapled them0 to the edge of the box. Students chose a color for the main part of the face and used tempera paint.

 When the face and ears were dry, students selected two twigs for antlers. Duct tape worked best to secure the antlers on back of the reindeer head.

 The final touch was to add glitter, recycled eyes and nose, and some bling to the antlers!
The students liked their sculptures a lot and it was a great 3 D experience in building a form using different materials.

 

Great job 4th grade artists!

 

Graffiti Names Fourth Grade project

These names turned out so well!

 

Fourth graders enjoyed learning how to write names in thick letters and with a 3D side. We talked about graffiti art versus vandalism and then began the project by printing names large on the paper.    Directions for how to add the thickness and 3D side are available on the internet.  We showed the students step by step and they did very well.

 

Next they used chalk to fill in letters, using a color wheel to make sure not to use colors in the same letter which would make a muddy color when mixed together. We put a small amount of chalk in the letter and rubbed with a paper towel wrapped around one finger.

 

                     
Last step was to decide on a background and draw first with pencil if doing a brick wall. Fourth grade artists could use more chalk in the background or change to markers.
                                                                

 

We really love the way these turned out. Many people have commented on the projects hanging on the bulletin board in the hallway. I even saw some parents taking pictures of the

names at the Halloween parade.      

                             

Talking About ART

Students have been practicing talking about art in art class! First we watched a video called "the Umbrellas" by NickJr.  In the video two girls go to a museum and go into their favorite painting. They talk about what they see in the painting, blue umbrellas, an empty basket, and a little girl that looks like she could go to their school.

Then students looked at a calendar picture of artwork and discussed it with a partner. They looked for the elements of art in the picture, and what they thought the picture was about. They also discussed why the artist might have painted the painting and if they liked it or not, and why. They did a great job of talking about famous artworks and soon they will be talking about their own work in the same way!

 

ART TO REMEMBER

Art to Remember Fundraiser

Coming in February!

 How it works....  1) Students are creating a piece of artwork through November.

                             2) We put a label on the back of each artwork and send it the
                                  ART TO REMEMBER company.

                             3) They take a digital picture of the artwork and create a brochure for each
                                  child's work.

                              4) Brochures are sent home with students and families can choose to order
                                  an item printed with their child's artwork. Available products are many.
                                  A few examples are: Keychain, coffee mug, reusable bag, cell phone case.
                                  These will be ready in February.

                              5) Families may order if desired in March and items printed with artwork will be
                                  delivered in April.  Money will go to the elementary schools.

The kids are very excited about having their artwork produced on products so everyone will see their work. They will be famous artists!

 

Fun "Slug Bugs" First Grade Lesson

First graders had a lot of fun deciding how to design their own "slug bug". I was able to find several photos of painted volkswagon beetles on the web for inspiration and the kids were very creative with their own cars.
First they traced around a car shape with crayon, then colored in the windows gray or blue.

 

Next they used crayons to design their car, using art to show their ideas.      

                   
 
 
 
The last step was to watercolor paint over the entire car and then glue on wheels they had made from colored construction paper. Really cute slug bugs, First Graders!

                                                      

Spring Cherry Blossoms Kindergarten Painting Project

 
 

Kinders looked at a blossoming branch this spring and we talked about how the element of line could be used to paint a tree branch.
Using brown tempera paint, students painted their branch using lines.

          

 

Using their fingers, kinders made small blossoms and leaves. Some students even counted to make sure each blossom had the same amount of petals.

 

Beautiful!

 

 

Cave Painting with Handprint First Grade Lesson

I did a different version of this project last year which included turning my closet into a "cave". This year with so many snow days we just seemed to run out of time! Students loved this one even without a cave to draw in because they were able to make a finger paint handprint as their signature.

Again we read parts of the chapter book
"Discovery In The Cave" and looked at posters of cave paintings.

I made a mud colored finger paint mixture and as a final touch, first graders put their handprints on their artwork as a cave artist "signature". This only took one art period but the results were very rewarding!