Kindergarten- Koinabori Fish

Students learned about the Japanesse Children's Festival and created dippy dye Koinabori fish. This was a two day project. 

5th Grade- Oaxacan Sculptures

5th graders learned about abstract sculptures while focusing on Wooden Oaxacan Sculptures. We glued pieces of wood together and painted them using bright colors with details and designs 

2nd grade- Turtle Vessels

2nd graders created clay turtle vessels. We first created two pinch pots for the shell and bottom body. We added coils for the legs, head, and tail. Lastly, we used clay tools to add texture and details.

1st grade- African Landscapes

1st graders learned about different types of landscapes and we created a sunset landscape.nthe second day we discussed Kente Cloth and added special paper to the edges of our paper. Last, we painted in tree and giraffe silhouettes. 

1st grade- Life Size Portraits

1st graders created life size portraits using extra large paper that was donated to my classroom. Students started by working with partners to trace their bodies and then they went back in and added details.

3rd grade- Big Picasso Portraits

I had a lot of extra large paper, so what better way to use it than make large Picasso portraits. 3rd graders learned about Picasso and how he would show two views of a face (front and profile) when creating abstract portraits.