This week was all about 2nd and 3rd Graders!! I definitely saw some familiar faces in my classes, as well as had the chance to meet some new students which is always fun. For Summer school this year, its all about focusing on Math and Literacy skills.....YES, even in Art!! So each grade will be making a project that goes along with a fantastic book, and/or incorporates important Math skills.
Take a look at what the 2nd graders worked on today:
First, after introductions, we all read the great book "The Ice-Cream King". This story follows a young boy's imagination as he daydreams about an ice-cream land where he is king. He soon finds out however, that his kingdom has no one else in it! So instead of having all the ice-cream to himself and being very lonely, it would be MUCH better to share his ice-cream with someone else- His Mom!
Then it was time to begin our project. Today we created our very own ice-cream flavors! Some were favorites that we've tried before, and others were completely new inventions! To make our ice-cream, we painted different colors onto paper. Tomorrow in class when our paintings are dry, we will cut out shapes that look like scoops of ice-cream. We may even trade ice-cream flavors with each other!!
Here are a few examples of some fantastic and colorful flavors! (Each page has been divided into two different sides so we could make two flavors per paper.)
Take a look at what the 3rd graders worked on today:
First we all read a book called "Where is the Frog". This book was all about the artist Claude Monet and his beautiful Impressionist paintings. The story followed a small green frog named Antoinette as she tried to pose for one of Monet's paintings. Each page of the book depicted a different Monet inspired illustration, and student's could search for where Antoinette was hidden.
Our first day of the project began with students painting a beautiful water background in the Impressionist style. They used dark blue, light blue, purple, and accented this with magenta. Here are some of the wonderful results!
Tomorrow we will be making lily pads using oil pastels!
Thanks for stopping by to see what the 2nd and 3rd graders have been working on this week so far, make sure to check back tomorrow to see the second day's results!
-Miss O'Donnell
