Food trucks have become really popular lately, so most of my students were familiar with them. They loved coming up with their own food truck ideas, some were really unique. We started out this project by reading Food Truck Fest. Then we took some time to brain storm ideas. What kind of food would our […]
All my students from preschool to high school have been working on this project for the last couple of weeks. I am so pleased with how they turned out. The younger students drew a blue truck by directed drawing and used construction paper crayons to add color. The older students drew a Model T from […]
William H Johnson was African American artist from South Carolina who lived from 1910-1970. After graduating from the National Academy of Design in New York, he traveled to Paris to paint for several years. His work gradually transitioned from expressionism to primitivism. Our lesson focused on his later works which depicted his rural southern […]
This project began with the book Sandy’s Circus by Tanya Lee Stone. This book is actually about the artist, Alexander Calder. His nickname was Sandy. Calder began his career performing with a mechanical circus he built by hand. I told the kids that he basically created his own toys and was paid to let people […]
Both classes this week are learning about symmetry. Insects are great subjects to tie in with symmetry. Most are symmetrical. Some are beautiful. Some are scary. There’s something for everyone. In the younger class, we began by reading The Bugliest Bug, by Carol Diggory Shields. It tells the story of some sneaky arachnids that disguise […]
For our last project before Christmas break, we drew nutcrackers. These were fun to draw and also taught the proportions of a figure. Folds in the paper helped guide the students in drawing the proportions correctly. Some students were able to paint their nutcrackers in class. Some didn’t have time. I think they look great […]
In day two of Modern Masters, we learned about the art of Katsushika Hokusai, a famous Japanese painter and printmaker. We began by reading “The Great Wave” by Veronique Massenot and Bruno Pilorget. We then set out to create our own waves using black oil pastel, puck tempera, and white tempera for the ocean spray. […]
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