Second grade had a lot of fun weaving on burlap! They pulled out some of the weft and then wove back in with yarn and beads. They chose the patterns to weave by counting over and under the warp. Beads were a challenge and not all students chose to add them.
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Second grade listened to the story, "If the Dinosaurs Came Back" and discussed space, line and shape. They created their own scene with a dinosaur, and using space (overlapping). I also showed students how to make elements pop up off the scene to help create overlap and space.
Second grade students painted two squares of paper; one in warm colors and one in cool colors. Next they added a snowman with geometric shapes to the cool paper and a melting snowman with an organic shape to the warm paper. They added details, then glued their papers to a blue background and then decorated the frame with white tempera paint.
Students are learing about symmetry and organic shapes. They folded their 12"x18" paper in half and drew just half their butterfly. They used tempera paint in bottles to trace over their lines, then folded the paper to make a monoprint. Oh, the applause and the oohs and ahhs when I demonstrated this! They could hardly contain their excitement everytime someone in their group pulled their print and there was an amazing butterfly! The next week we added some details with white oil pastel and painted with tempera cakes. The results...just beautiful! I'll be repeating this project for a while.
Second grade students observed the art of Diego Rivera and discussed how art tells a story. Students added symbols to their sombrero to tell a story about themselves. We looked at lots of sombreros too. Students were excited to make connections between the art and family/life in Mexico. Students used oil pastels and watercolor for a resist.
Students reviewed primary colors and discussed the artwork of Jean Dubuffet. Students created art inspired by his art using primary colors and lines.
Second grade listened to the story, "If I Ran the Zoo" by Dr. Seuss. The students all agreed that is very easy to draw geometric shapes like circles, triangles, ovals, etc. They also decided it is not so easy to draw people, animals, birds, etc. that are organic shapes. I told them we were going to draw our very own tizzle topped tufted Mazurka from the story. They thought that would be too hard. We looked at the bird and they noticed his head was shaped like an oval or some noticed it looked like a peanut. They could do that! Next, they noticed his beak looked like a triangle, easy! Eyes looked like ovals, feathers made the shape of triangles and stomach is a circle. Before they knew it they had their own Mazurka! I helped them understand that I was not looking to copy exactly what I saw, but it was my inspiration for my own Mazurka and encouraged them to make feathers, faces, etc. with their own twist. Next we traced our pencil lines with marker and they went to town using colored pencils. They were told to show value in their coloring and be creative with patterns and the background.
Second grade is also working on value. They made optical illusions with line and value. The best part of this project is that my students that work quickly can fill their page and everyone else is done when class is over. Students keep adding one shape at a time and then color it, so they are always finished!
Second grade learned that overlapping, size and value help show space in their artwork. They compared and contrasted a variety of landscapes. The landscapes included a few artists such as Bierstadt, Catlin and Remington to connect with their ELA unit, "Wild West". We also discussed collage and symmetry. Students learned to control tearing paper for their collage and students used a variety of lines to cut unique symmetrical trees.
Students painted two pieces of paper. They were to choose either primary, secondary, warm or cool color schemes for each paper and were able to paint however they would like. Students then folded their papers in half and cut out symmetrical shapes and glued their symmetrical positive/negative shapes to a larger piece of paper. Students were using some new tempera paint sticks I had decided to try. They loved them! The paint dries almost immediately so the colors don't get muddy with mixing and they are vibrant.
Third grade used watercolors to paint warm and cool squares. The next week we added our snowmen with tempera paint and the last week we added details with colored permanent markers. We talked about the cool snowman being made with geometric shapes and the warm melting snowman with an organic shape. Students glued their squares to their frame and decorated it to make a winter wonderland.
Second grade was learning how to mix colors! They drew their wacky birds and used red, yellow and blue watercolor pencils to mix their colors. They were so cute when I modeled brushing over the layered pencil with water. They clapped in amazement and could not wait to try it for themselves! They got to experiment with making all kinds of colors when they were done with their project.
After their organic butterfly shapes, second graders made some art using geometric shapes. We discussed the difference and also added to their color knowledge. They reviewed primary and secondary, and then learned about warm and cool. Students were to choose a color scheme for their project. When their page was filled with a variety of geometric shapes they used markers in the same color scheme to draw lines around their shapes.
Beautiful butterflies everywhere! Second graders learned about organic shapes and what it means when a shape is symmetrical, like a butterfly. Students folded their large paper in half and drew half a butterfly. It is quite the challenge to get little ones to draw big! Once they were happy with their drawing, they traced over their lines with black tempera paint squeezed from a bottle and made a mono print. Next they added lines and designs to the wings with white oil pastel if they wished, and then painted with tempera cakes. Students could then add to the background with white oil pastel and finished by filling the page with paint. These turned out gorgeous! So proud of my second graders!
Second grade made leaves filled with lines using crayons. They painted their leaves with warm colors. Resist painting never gets old. It is like magic when the colors glide over the paper except where they have drawn with their crayons. The kids always seem mesmerized by this process. They will paint a stroke of color and watch with delight as their line reappears. The students painted a background for their leaf using cool colors. They cut out their leaves, made accordion spacers and attached the leaf to the background. Our leaves look like they are floating through the sky!
Aligned with ELA Common Core Unit "Seasons" My second graders had a great time with this project! It is a lesson that I have done with my third graders in the past (when I started at East Aurora, it was the first year of art for third grade). We discussed the color wheel, and primary colors and secondary colors. No pencil with this project. Straight to marker! After students had their birds drawn, they where given red, yellow and blue chalk pastels. They mixed their secondary colors and made their birds in color wheel order.
In second grade, we read the story, "Are You My Mother?" by P.D. Eastman. We then discussed form. Students had the rest of class to experiment with their model magic. They learned how to color it with markers and mix it in. Towards the end of class we created the nest and added raffia to make it appear more like a nest. The next week I modeled making two birds and some eggs for the nest. Students were free to make as many birds or eggs as they would like. Their sculptures were precious when completed!
Second grade students learned about the element of art, texture. They also learned about weaving and that it creates texture. They looked at different kinds of salt water fish and chose paper that would be one of the colors of their fish. After they drew their fish, students used chalk pastels to to add color, lines and/or patterns. I cut the slits inside the fish and students wove strips of paper into the fish. After weaving they used metallic markers to add patterns and visual texture to weaving. They loved making their giant fish! Unfortunately, I only have one poor quality photo from this year, so I will include a fish from the project last year for you to see what they did.
In celebration of Black History Month and in alignment with ELA Common Core, second graders discussed the accomplishments of several influential black Americans. They listened to the story "Tar Beach" by Faith Ringgold, and shared family stories which made them special. Students brainstormed what they would fly over if they could and why. They then drew their pictures and then added the words, "I would fly over____because____." They outlined everything with black marker, then demonstrated their skills of color mixing and value using colored pencils. When students finished coloring, they added squares of printed paper for their "cloth" border.
Lesson aligned with ELA Common Core "Long Journey to Freedom" Second grade students practiced creating value scales using colored pencils. Next we drew a wavy line, then added bumps along it.We started with two bumps on each side and then began coloring using value to make it appear 3-dimensional. As students finished coloring the bumps, I had them add a bump and then color it. That way no matter what point they were at when art class was finished so was their project! They needed a few reminders to take their time, as it became a race for some to see if they could fill their page rather than working towards good craftsmanship.
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Mrs. Kendell
I was a graphic designer for many years, and then decided to make the leap into art education. I taught elementary art for 8 years. Archives
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