Why Is Blue Dog Blue?

First graders read the awesome book, Why Is Blue Dog Blue? by George Rodrigue and learned about Blue Dog’s artist, Rodrigue. They learned how to draw their very own Blue Dog in any color they desired!

Triaramas!

Always a favorite, the beloved, triaramas!  First graders discussed environments and came up with a list of different environments and their characteristics. Then they chose an environment they wanted to create using their triarama.  They also created an animal puppet to live in the environment!

Monkeys

Mrs. Runyan’s class drew some AWESOME monkeys!  We read a silly book about monkeys and shared facts that we knew. I mean, how cute are these?

If I Ran the Zoo

Third graders read the Dr. Seuss classic “If I Ran the Zoo” and took inspiration from his illustrations to create a imaginary animal fit for Mr. McGrew’s Zoo. Many were inspired by the tizzled topped tufted mazurkas!

Long Necked Giraffes

Second graders read a non-fiction book about giraffes and shared facts they knew about this beautiful creature. They then learned how to draw a giraffe on their own. My favorite part about this assignment was how proud and successful EVERY second grader was!

Wild Things

After reading the classic book “Where the Wild Things Are” kindergartners created their own wild things.  We brainstormed different characteristics a wild thing might have on the board and then they went to town creating these very unique, wild things!

Leaf Rubbings

Kindergartners went on a leaf collecting adventure outside of the school at the beginning of class.  Each equipped with a paper sack and criteria for leaves.  They had to be fresh, not crunchy, dry, clean and a full leaf.  Once we got back to the classroom we talked about texture and how to execute texture rubbings.  We discussed how by creating rubbings of these leaves we were documenting nature.  We also reviewed the word overlapping and how we wanted our leaves to do so.

Mixed Up Art

Third graders made a piece of art using ink lines and crayons.  They then had their image cut up into 2″x2″ squares and had to glue them down in a different order to make  a different piece of art.

Pattern Mugs

Students brainstormed different patterns at their tables, then we created a master list on the board.  Second graders learned the difference between forms and shapes.  We discussed how to draw a cylinder in perspective and the importance of a horizon line.  Then we drew our very own, unique pattern mugs!

Fruit and Veggie Portraits

Second graders learned about artist Guisseppe Arcimboldo who is famous for his portraits made up entirely of fruits and vegetables.  The students created their own fruit and veggie friends using crayon while focusing on shapes of basic human features.