2nd grade Bats
2nd grade was introduced to the art concept of positive and negative space in this quick project. Students made their own bat stencil. They rubbed chalk pastels over the bat on black paper then blended the pastels together. Once completed, they removed the stencil to reveal the black bat underneath!
The Dot by Peter Reynolds
"Just make a mark and see where it takes you."...
I love reading the story The Dot to students who are new to the art room. The book tells the story of a young student who is sure she cannot draw. After making a simple dot on a piece of paper, the girl dares to explore more and more. The 2nd grade students were encouraged to create their own "dots" for their first projects of the year.
"Just make a mark and see where it takes you."...
I love reading the story The Dot to students who are new to the art room. The book tells the story of a young student who is sure she cannot draw. After making a simple dot on a piece of paper, the girl dares to explore more and more. The 2nd grade students were encouraged to create their own "dots" for their first projects of the year.
Warm and Cool Bugs on Flowers
2nd graders took on a challenging painting for the school wide Art to Remember project. We looked at the concept of cropping an image to fill the page. Students either drew leaves or a flower to fill the entire page, allowing parts to go outside the frame of the picture's edges. This was a difficult concept to draw, and it took a little editing to get it right! Next, they put their bug on top of their leaf/flower. At this point we discussed the concept of overlap. Then students were challenged to paint in opposites- if their bug's colors were part of the "cool" side of the color wheel, they then painted their flower "warm" colors. We had discussed the color wheel in a previous project, and they had the color wheel up for reference. If the class had time, we added a little texture with crayon rubbings prior to painting.
2nd graders took on a challenging painting for the school wide Art to Remember project. We looked at the concept of cropping an image to fill the page. Students either drew leaves or a flower to fill the entire page, allowing parts to go outside the frame of the picture's edges. This was a difficult concept to draw, and it took a little editing to get it right! Next, they put their bug on top of their leaf/flower. At this point we discussed the concept of overlap. Then students were challenged to paint in opposites- if their bug's colors were part of the "cool" side of the color wheel, they then painted their flower "warm" colors. We had discussed the color wheel in a previous project, and they had the color wheel up for reference. If the class had time, we added a little texture with crayon rubbings prior to painting.
Tape Paintings
After painting the color wheel, students created an abstract painting to explore what colors they could make using on red, yellow, and blue- our primary colors. First, students used tape divide the paper into shapes. Each shape became a space that they could mix in to create a color. They were encouraged to try and make different violets, greens, oranges, and even neutral colors like brown and black. We talked about how using different amounts of each color would change the results. If students finished early, they could add patterns on top of the colors. The tape is removed once the paint is dry. This leaves crisp white lines to separate each shape that has been painted.
Here are a few examples of how we started... we had to put a hold on the tape paintings to work on the Art to Remember projects!
After painting the color wheel, students created an abstract painting to explore what colors they could make using on red, yellow, and blue- our primary colors. First, students used tape divide the paper into shapes. Each shape became a space that they could mix in to create a color. They were encouraged to try and make different violets, greens, oranges, and even neutral colors like brown and black. We talked about how using different amounts of each color would change the results. If students finished early, they could add patterns on top of the colors. The tape is removed once the paint is dry. This leaves crisp white lines to separate each shape that has been painted.
Here are a few examples of how we started... we had to put a hold on the tape paintings to work on the Art to Remember projects!
Printed Castles
We looked at the structure of a castle, specifically the Loveland Castle. Then students used Legos to "build" their own castle printing with black acrylic. Last students painted their castle with different neutral colors that we created using primary colors.
We looked at the structure of a castle, specifically the Loveland Castle. Then students used Legos to "build" their own castle printing with black acrylic. Last students painted their castle with different neutral colors that we created using primary colors.