5th Grade- One Point Perspective Names

5th grade pumpkins

5th graders made pumpkin landscapes utilizing analogous and and complementary colors. 

5th Grade- Color Wheel Guitars

Fifth graders created color wheel guitars. This project took four class periods. 1- We drew our guitar shape and neck of the guitar on tag board. We did it in pencil first and then went over it in sharpie. 2 They painted the color wheel in the middle and complementary colors along the outside. 3- We then painted the value scale on the neck and monochromatic color scheme on the head. 4- we cut out our guitar pieces and glued them to a strip of foam board to make it sturdy. Lastly, we added thin strips of construction paper for the strings. 

5th Grade Tessellations

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 

5th Grade- Block Printing

5th graders learned about printmaking. We did block printing by carving linoleum. Students then printed there image on colored paper using black ink. We then arranged our prints on a large piece of black paper and glued then similar to the 2 x 2 images of Andy Warhols prints.

5th grade- Patriotic Art

5th graders learned about American Patriotic Art by studying Jasper Johns and famous Missourian Artists. Students then created patriotic art representing the country of their choice. They had to included images that they believe represent that country and what the citizens are proud of. We used oil pastels on black paper.

5th grade- Lego Portraits

The snow day and lates starts has the classes all messed up so we did a filler project for some 5th grade classes. 5th graders created self portraits in Lego form. It was great getting to know more about the students and their interests and personalities.  

5th Grade- Portraits

5th graders created portraits using a grid. We focused on drawing from observation, paying attention to details, and value. Students got to choose an image of their choice for the portrait.