Happy Valentines Day! Valentines Art Lesson for 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade

1st: Oil Pastel Value Hearts

2nd: Heart "Stain Glass" & Jim Dine Pop Art Hearts

3rd: Zentangle Tissue paper Hearts & Heart Weaving

My Favorite Picasso Quote! Door Decor!

I doodled this awhile ago in my sketchbook and this summer I thought HEY this would be awesome DOOR DECOR!  So I painted it on butcher paper and Wah-LA!

“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children.”

-Pablo Picasso

Dali's Dreamy Birdies

We studied Dali and his The Elephants painting.  We made our birds and similar to Dali.  Long skinny legs and warm colors for the background.  We also added a cool color bird to make it POP!  I saw this lesson online and fell in love with it!  It is a two day lesson that keeps the students engaged the entire time!

Picasso Cubist Guitars 2nd Grade

Black History Month Approaching!

February is Black History Month and we are celebrating with Maya Angelou.  The students learned about Maya and all she had accomplished in her life.  We focused on "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."  We drew cages on music note paper (hence the "sings") and then added an oil pasteled bird.  The students were able to choose their bird and finish by mounting their cages to a black sheet of paper.  A student teacher with Mrs. Staehling found this lesson on the internet and I tweaked it a bit! Love how they turned out!

First Grade Pattern Dino's!

So proud of these cutie dinosaurs for 1st grade.  The students drew out their dino's with instruction then added pattern with crayon.  They sharpied the outline and then painted with watercolors!

Chuck Close, Math in the Art Room

Our fourth grade students made these AWESOME Chuck Close artworks.  First, we took their picture and printed it out, then they traced their face with a sharpie, then they used rulers to grid and add symbols.  The students colored their hair, face, background, and clothing two different colors.  We had a blast doing these and they look so GOOD! Love incorporating math and art! Especially since I am marrying a math teacher!!