Everyday Photos from Around the Art Room

The students, preschool through fifth grade, have been working on a lot of exciting projects in the art room. I really enjoying taking photos of the students working and catching them in their creative process. Here are a few images from around the art room from the last few weeks. Please feel free to also check out our classroom Instagram feed by click on the camera the button on the right side of this page.

 

This is a third grade student working on creating a bird sculpture with Crayola's model magic and feathers. The students and I practiced creating spheres and cylinders with the model magic before letting loose and making a creative bird.  This project was possible due to the kindness of donors through Donors Choose. We loved creating projects with these special materials!

Here is a kindergarten student working on a drawing using only black, white, and purple crayons. We read the book Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson. We learned that Harold could draw anything he wanted to, using his creativity.

 Here is a patten made by a preschool student during exploring time. They used these manipulatives not only to make patterns but to build structures.

 Here is a kindergarten student creating a castle drawing using colored pencils. As a class we spoke about 3d forms, like cones and cylinders, and then made castles from those forms. I am so proud of the way kindergarten has grasped the knowledge of 3d forms.

 Here is a picture of a first grade student also using 3d forms to create a robot. This robot was then completed using colored pencils.

 Another example of a kindergarten drawing using 3d forms. This student used a castle that a classmate had made in another class for their drawing inspiration.

 Pictured here is a second grade student working on their favorite food collage. That large lemonade looks so good!

Lastly, here is an image of a student who has completed their robot drawing. Next to their drawing is the art room rubric for second grade. This rubric helps students to be reflective about their work and how they can improve their artistic behavior for the next class.

Special Needs Students Discover Fall Textures.

We all know that when a student is using self discovery their learning is more rich and meaningful. I had my special needs/autistic class using discovery to create art a few weeks ago. I prepared a table by taping  plastic texture plates to it and then laid a large white piece of paper over it.  I then placed large crayons, with their paper peeled off, on top of the white paper. I then had the students rub the crayons over the white paper to which they delightfully found neat textures! They rubbed and rubbed and really enjoyed the sensory experience of texture plates.

Next, we decided to push the project to another level by adding painted leaves from stencils. The plastic stencils are easy for the students to use with dot markers. The dot markers are filled with paint, but keep the students hands clean. This is a wonderful option for special needs students who may be uncomfortable with paint, water, or brushes.

The end results were so lovely and colorful! I am so proud of my special students.