So, I had a very funny young lady in first grade traipsing down the hallway with untied shoelaces, and told her "Tie your shoes, woman!" She giggled at me and proceeded to tell me that she didn't know how...I feigned shock and told her that we'd have to do something about that. That day inspired a lacing card that the 1st graders can use to practice their tying skills. So each student received a piece of thin cardboard, shaped like a peanut. I showed them how to use pencil to draw the different parts of the shoe, like the toe and the tongue, and the opening to slide your foot in. They used oil pastels to add color and pattern to their shoes, and we finished them off with some nifty shoelaces. Enjoy!
An important element of art and design for our students to learn about is form. Form refers to the three-dimensional nature of an object. For example, 2D=height & width. 3D=height & width & depth. Students looked at Legos to spice up the traditional "draw & shade a cube" lesson. Once they had successfully completed one Lego, they were challenged to combine 2 or 3 Legos into a structure and draw that. They were reminded of the importance of parallel lines as they tried to figure out why an object looked all right on the bottom, but not on the top! They used pastels on black paper, creating a very vibrant exercise in form. Check it out!!!
So, we're getting ready to tackle some sculpting with the 2nd graders next week! To jumpstart our lesson, today we looked at images of Japanese koi fish, which are a symbol of good fortune, masculinity, and fertility (but being 2nd graders, we glossed over the "fertility" part). After looking at several photos of the koi fish, I demonstrated how to draw a pattern for the sculptures that they will be starting next week! We had some pretty good drawings, and I thought I'd share them with you today! |
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March 2016
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