2nd/3rd Grade Radial Nature Designs

Prior to the students' current Unit, Plushy Monsters, room 202 created Radial Nature Designs. Throughout the course of this Unit the students learned about symmetry, radial designs, warm/cool colors, and a charcoal transfer technique.

Upon completion of this Unit of study each student reflected on symmetry, cool/warm color usage in art, and how to create personal art.

Take a look at their hard work below!

2nd/3rd Grade Weavings

The 2nd/3rd split class' most recently completed Unit was on weaving. For this Unit, 2nd and 3rd grade students discussed Textiles and how handmade textiles differ from machine made textiles. Throughout the course of this unit students learned how to tie simple knots, set up a chipboard loom, and create a weaving using two different styles of weaving.

Upon completion of this Unit students reflected on how their weaving was similar to or different from a machine made woven textile and how artists might be able to make money off of handmade items.

Check out Room 202's handmade weavings below!

The students seemed to really enjoy this Unit! I think they had great results and they could not wait to take their weavings home!

3rd Grade Pixel Self-Portraits

The 3rd graders recently completed their pixel self-portraits as well!

For this unit students completed portrait and body drawing lessons prior to practicing pixel symbols, all of which led to their final pixel self-portraits. Throughout the progression of this unit students completed scaffolded lessons to build their drawing skills, analyzed pixel and mine craft imagery to compare and contrast different artistic styles, and developed a personal idea behind the setting in their pixel self-portrait.

All-in-all, through this unit students were introduced to the idea of style in self-portraiture as well as envisioning (one of the 8 Studio Habits of Mind) themselves in a video game world of their choosing.

After the students completed their self-portraits they completed a reflection sheet to explain their background and why they chose it.

See below for some of the completed works:

Idea inspired by a lesson found on: Thomas Elementary Art

2nd/3rd Grade Pattern Animals

The 2nd/3rd split class recently completed a unit on pattern animals inspired by the art of Wangechi Mutu and Storm Tharp. For this unit, students began by first comparing and contrasting the work of the two artists then creating a "dark" pattern, "light" pattern, cool pattern, warm pattern, and a random pattern. Once the patterns were completed the students then collaged at least 3 of the patterns together to create an animal that the students had chosen and sketched prior.

Throughout the progression of this unit students enjoyed working on Patterns, which was a primary vocabulary word, and experimenting with multiple different mediums to create their patterns.

Below are a few examples of the students' work.

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2nd and 3rd Grade Art to Remember Home Drawings

With Art to Remember submission time right around the corner, 2nd and 3rd grade students completed a 2-day lesson on drawing buildings with detail/drawn textures as well as "zen" lines with funky colors.

3rd Grade Textured Home Collages

Earlier in the school year 3rd grade students completed textured collages depicting the inside or outside of their homes, whichever they chose. Throughout the course of this unit students learned about Texture and Collage as well as the art of Keith Haring and Kehinde Wiley to understand why an artist would want to use texture in their art.

Prior to creating their texture collages students drew out the inside or outside of their homes to plan out where they could add textured elements to their collages. As students progressed through the unit they also discussed different types of living situations and I demonstrated for the students how they could create different textures. Prior to completing their texture collages students also practiced creating paper textures on a worksheet.

Below are some of the students' completed works.