Kindergarten Collage Owls

Kindergarten created owls using a collage technique. We ripped paper to get the feathery look. Aren't these cute? 

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.

1st Grade Family Portraits

1st graders talked about families and how every family is unique. We then created family portraits around the dinner table. We implemented birds eye view for this project. 

3rd Grade-Public Sculpture

3rd graders learned about Public Sculpture and created their own models of a public sculpture that they would like to produce. Students created the sculptures based on a theme: to honor a person or event, to share an idea, or to entertain. Students made sure to create a background that corresponds to their sculpture.

Kindergarten- Native American Pouches

Kindergarteners learned about wearable art and created Pouches inspired by Native Americans. 

Kindergarten- Hot Dog Cool Cat

Kindergarten learned about warm and cool colors by creating hot dogs and cool cats. We drew the animals in sharpie and colored them in with washable markers. Lastly, we sprayed our animals with warm water to make them look fuzzy.

2nd grade- Turtle Weavings

2nd graders created turtle weavings. This was a two day project. On the first day, we wove he body of the turtle and glued it to the background paper. On the second day, we added head, legs, tail, sea weed, and other details with markers. 

1st Grade- House for Hermit Crab

1st graders read House for Hermit Crab and created collages based on the book. We used texture, paper tearing, drawing, cutting, and coloring. Students included elements from the book as well as there own details.

Kindergarten- Origami Dogs

Kindergarteners learned about Origami and created Origami dogs. We deiscussed how these are relief sculptures because they stick out but are flat on the back.