5th Grade 3-D Accordion Paintings

I am so proud of my 5th graders! They understood this complicated project and the results were amazing! My students rock!

What a Wonderful Idea

Today I painted these boards that will adorn homes that are abandoned and boarded up by the city. They will be filled in with color at tomorrow's Old Louisville Springfest. They will be painted in by kids at the Kids Zone sponsored by Kosair Charities. What a wonderful idea to have the ugly plain boards be beautified and not be such an eyesore in the community.

Kindergarten: Japanese Carp Windsocks

After studying about Japanese culture and Children's Day (May 5th, a day dedicated to children in Japan), we created carp windsocks. We used bleeding tissue paper to "paint" texture onto the fish body. We studied warm and cool colors. They loved seeing their 2-D fish turn into a 3-D windsock.

Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft: 2nd Grade Field trip!

With the help of a Target Field Trip grant, the second grade went to the KMAC this week. They viewed multi-media folk art in the current exhibit that focuses on Caribbean influenced art. Prior to their visit, we talked about folk art and looked at many examples. We also discussed Marvin Finn's (Louisville artist) art. They created wooden animals with polymer clay heads. They truly enjoyed their day. They even wanted to stay longer and view more art. I think they really enjoyed being able to touch some of the things on display at the museum like adding onto the community braided rope with fabric scraps and exploring more about the art they saw on the museum's touch screen computers.

Fourth Grade One Point Perspective

As a mini lesson (to prep for our Chinese Scroll Landscapes), I taught my fourth graders how to draw a road using one-point perspective. They did an amazing job! I loved hearing them say "Wow! It's like magic!" as we drew the dotted lines to show distance.

First Grader: A Little Artist!

A first grader drew this! I watched as this little artist looked at the Precious Moments calendar and drew it perfectly. Very impressive!

Upcoming Second Grade Native American Paintings

To prep my second grade for their upcoming Native American project, we discussed the difference between 2-D and 3-D. As a mini pre-project, I had them turn a 2-D tepee into one that is 3-D. They got it!