Puddles
In following our study of birds, Monday students read a picture book story based on Paul Klee’s painting Cat and Bird. We then watched a short tutorial video about how to draw a bird, modeling how to draw a head, body, beak, legs, wings, tail, eye, and feathers. The children then either used their imaginations […]
Feeling
Monday students used their art time to paint their clay sculptures that they created before break. The clay is quite fragile, as it air dries rather than being baked in a kiln, so we had to be careful to prevent cracking. We did some moving and got our heartrates up, then felt how fast they […]
Push and Pull
We took out some clay on Monday and created some 3D art by shaping, molding, pinching, and cutting. Some children made dishes or containers. Some made animals or characters. Some just got creative and made some art. We will paint them when we return to school after break. During Sign Language with Rose we practiced […]
Fur, Feathers, Fat and Wool
For Valentines Day Monday students read about some friends in My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohman then created hearts of many colors. They traced heart shapes then outlined them with black marker. They used tape to create lines and filled the open spaces with color using pastels, marker, or paint. Finally they pulled up the […]