“NOT SO SCARY SCARECROW” COLLAGE — 1ST GRADE!

December 6, 2017 No Comments

First graders did such a fantastic job creating all these adorable scarecrow collages!

Just look at all these happy, proud faces! And they should be! I know I am posting a ton, but I couldn’t resist!

On day 1 of the lesson, students learned what a landscape is, and looked at various landscape paintings by the artists Vincent Van Gogh, David Hockney, and Grant Wood for inspiration!

They then created their own landscapes by drawing 3 hills (using curved lines) with different types of lines within each hill.

Then they added a few clouds and a sun either setting, or up in the sky. Then went over all their lines pressing hard with various colored crayons. The only things students colored in completely, were the sun and clouds.

On day two, they painted over their hills and sky, creating a crayon wax-resist technique using liquid watercolors.

On day three, students created a scarecrow using little cardboard shirts, pants, and skirt tracers onto different cut patterned papers.

They glued down a couple pieces of raffia for arms, buttons, then added additional details with oil pastels, like hats, hair, facial details, and crows!

For more art lesson ideas and additional Scarecrow collages– click on 1st Grade Art Lessons listed under the Menu –then scroll down! Thanks for stopping by!

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AMAZING ART IN THE WORKS!! Series #1!

November 4, 2017 No Comments

Since ALL my students are currently working on their next lesson– and– it will be a few weeks until I post any new finished artwork, I thought I’d share what kids are all currently working on!! Starting with 5th….

5th Grade– 3D OP ART paper cone drawings!

(The pic above is my teacher example)

5th graders are currently learning about OP Art and looked at artwork by OP artists Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley. They are drawing 3D paper cones using black sharpie, then will learn about the element of art value, and will add white colored pencil for highlights and black colored pencil for shading.

This lesson is going to be a great introduction to creating subtle value changes and will scaffold nicely into their grid drawing lesson later on in the year (see under 5th grade art lessons in the menu to check their AHH-maaazing grid drawings!!!!!)

I’m SOO excited about this lesson, and can’t wait to see their finished masterpieces!

I will be adding a step by step video tutorial on this process when they complete this lesson! Stay tuned!…

Here’s some pics of my 5th graders working hard on their drawings!

4th Grade– Victorian Architecture!

(artwork below by my 4th grade students from previous years)

Students are currently learning about architecture and the key elements that create Victorian style architecture! Students are also incorporating they’re math skills using rulers to create acute or obtuse angles for their gables, and various geometric shapes for their house! Students will learn about monochromatic color schemes and color in their Victorian homes with colored pencils.

I can’t wait to see all the amazing houses students will create!

To learn more about this lesson and view students Victorian house drawings from previous years- click on the main menu and select 4th grade art lessons and scroll down!

3rd Grade– Self-portraits with personal symbols!

(artwork below by my 3rd grade students from previous years)

Students learn about the artist Frida Kahlo, her self-portrait paintings, and what a symbol means. They’ll also learn how to draw facial features and learn blending techniques using oil pastels to create and blend colors together that best match their unique skin tone!

To view students artwork from previous years and learn more about this lesson, click on 3rd grade art lessons under the main menu and scroll down!

2nd Grade– 3D Water Lily inspired by Claude Monet!

(Photos above are of my teacher examples)

Students are currently learning about the artist Claude Monet and Impressionism. Students will learn the term mixed-media and create a 3D flower out of painted paper, felt, tagboard, and tissue paper!

I’m super excited about this new lesson I’m integrating into 2nd grade!! Kids have begun the painting process for this lesson at Amvet and will create the lily pad next! I can’t wait to see their beautiful results!!

I will be creating a step-by-step video tutorial on this lesson after they finish and will post it on my blog soon! Stay tuned!!….

1st Grade– Not So Scary Scarecrow Collage!

(artwork below is by students from previous years)

Students are learning what a landscape is and looked at landscape paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Grant Wood, and David Hockney for inspiration. Students used a variety of line to create details in their own landscapes and learn what the term collage is when they add their scarecrows!

(To view Not so scary scarecrow collages from previous years and learn more about this lesson, click on 1st Grade art lessons under the menu and scroll down!)

Thank you for visiting my blog!! I’d love to hear any feedback you might have!

Best,

Mollie

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1ST- 5TH GRADE SKETCHBOOKS!

October 15, 2017 No Comments

In the beginning of every year I have all my students create their own sketchbook, that will be used periodically throughout the whole year.

Each grade has a different drawing lesson to create a cover for their sketchbooks. Sketchbooks will be used to free draw in if kids finish a lesson early, to practice drawing before creating a final version for a lesson, to copy down information that they’ve learned about a particular lesson, and to experiment in with various art materials.

5th grade – Superhero Sketchbook Covers

5th graders looked at a variety of superhero comic book cover illustrations and then came up with their own unique superheroes demonstrating their superpowers. They had a choice of creating sidekicks, whether they wanted to include a villain and created a background scene. Drawings were then outlined in black sharpie and colored in with a choice of marker or colored pencil or both.

I love this drawing lesson because it allows so much creativity! Each one is so unique!

AS YOU’LL SEE BELOW, SOME STUDENTS ARE STILL WORKING, BUT COULDN’T WAIT TO SHOW THEM! I WILL RE-POST THEIR FINAL VERSIONS ONCE COMPLETE LATER.

STUDENTS FILLED OUT A WORKSHEET ON THE FIRST DAY TO PLAN OUT THEIR IDEAS FIRST.

PHOTOS OF 5TH GRADERS WORKING ON THEIR SUPERHEROES!

***To view superhero sketchbooks from previous years, click on the menu button and select 5th grade art lessons and scroll down.

Up next!!!…..OP ART 3D CONE DRAWINGS!

4TH GRADE – INITIAL DESIGN WITH ANALOGOUS

COLORS

For this lesson, students created a tracer of their initials from manila tagboard using block letters. Students could draw their letters on the tagboard either stacked on top of one another, side by side, diagonally, and could flip them backwards.

Once cut out as one piece, they traced their initials at least 8 times, creating an interesting design and went over their lines with black sharpie.

They then drew a background design with pencil, and colored in only the background with markers using analogous colors, leaving their initials white so they popped from the colorful background.

PHOTOS OF 4TH GRADERS WORKING ON THEIR ARTWORK!

UP NEXT!…… VICTORIAN HOUSE DRAWINGS!

3RD GRADE- ART TOOL SKETCHBOOK COVERS

Third graders chose 1 art tool (they could choose from: scissors, hole punchers, staplers, tape dispensers, foam rollers, glue bottles, or paint bottles) and created observational drawings of their chosen tool from 4 different viewpoints (from the top, from the bottom, from the side, and from the front). Kids could also draw additional drawings of their tool once the 4 viewpoints were drawn and could draw some of them coming off the page or overlap some.

Once drawn in pencil, they outlined in sharpie and colored in using marker or colored pencils, or both.

3RD GRADERS WORKING ON THEIR ART!

(Students are currently working on their “Finish the Picture” lesson)

UP NEXT!…..DAY OF THE DEAD SKULL DRAWINGS ON TINFOIL!!

2ND GRADE- WARM/COOL HANDS WITH PATTERNS

Second graders created a drawing of their hand with patterns inside their hand and in the background and then colored in using warm colors inside just the hand and cool colors only in the background (or vice versa) with marker.

This student is still coloring in, but is doing such a fantastic job had to post it! Nice work Milo!

(2nd graders are now working on their “Abstract self-portrait paintings!”)

UP NEXT!….MONET INSPIRED MIXED-MEDIA 3D WATER LILY

**1ST GRADE- LINES THAT WIGGLE DRAWINGS**

First graders listened to the fun story “Lines That Wiggle” by Candace Whitman. We then looked around the room and did a line scavenger hunt with our eyes!

Students drew at least 8 loopy, overlapping lines with pencil. We talked about how it kind of looked like a rollercoaster! We also discussed how when lines connect, it creates a shape! Students then outlined all their lines with black sharpie, and colored in each shape created with marker!

(1st Graders are currently working on their “Pumpkin’s Starry Night” lesson inspired by Van Gogh!)

UP NEXT!….. “NOT SO SCARY SCARECROW” COLLAGE!

I am SOoo excited because I have SO many NEW awesome art lessons planned for the year that I KNOW the kids are going to LOVE!!

I cannot WAIT to get started on them! (There will be least 1 new lesson per grade) and can’t wait to show you!

Of course many of my previous art lessons will still happen because they are keepers and students love them as much as I do!!

Some new ones will start right away and some are coming up later on the year!! Stay tuned!!…..❤️

Best,

Mollie

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1st Grade 3D Line Sculptures!

September 26, 2017 No Comments

First graders are continuing to learn more about the element of art line in ART! (More photos below of close-ups and of kids creating their sculptures!)

They created 2 of each of the following (curved, zig zag, and curly) to create these awesome three-dimensional paper sculptures!

They also learned that they created their sculptures focusing on 4 of the 7 elements of art(line, color, shape, and form) and how ALL artwork in the world is created using at least one or more of these elements- And that 3D artwork means artwork that isn’t flat and sticks out and that sculptures are 3D!

Students did such a fantastic job creating these line sculptures! They got really creative and glued pieces on top of other pieces and created their own lines as well!!! I love how they look all assembled together on the wall too! Thank you Cassie Stephens for the lesson idea!

Be sure to read the previous post below! Super fun glow in the dark pumpkin painting lesson for 1st graders!!

Follow me on Instagram @mammalovespeaches for more student artwork and lesson ideas!

Best,

Mollie

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Glow in the dark pumpkin paintings!

September 26, 2017 No Comments

I’m so excited to start this lesson with my 1st graders!! They are going to FLIP when they find out they’ll be using glow in the dark puffy paint!!!

Here is a quick time lapse video of me adding the final touches to one of my teacher examples.

First graders will begin this lesson after they create 3D paper line sculptures!

I’m even considering buying a black light to hang kids art under in the case at school! However, I’m not entirely sure if the additional halogen lighting in the area where it will hang will affect the glow?????, so if anyone out there knows about this—please let me know if it’s worth doing!

This lesson is inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s painting; The Starry Night. Students will learn about Van Gogh and his artwork and how he used lots and lots of short lines close together in certain directions, to create a sense of movement. The puffy paint adds texture, like Van Gogh did with his paint in his paintings. Plus it’s just so darn fun, kids will go crazy over it!!

Last year I did this exact lesson but without the addition of puffy paint. To learn more about this lesson click on 1st grade art lessons under the main menu and scroll down!

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Best,

Mollie