The older classes are doing a more complicated version of symmetrical insects. They chose an insect or parts of an insect from a worksheet. They then drew half of the bug on one side of their paper. I had pre-measured and marked the center of their paper. After one side was drawn, they traced their […]
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 […]
The older classes started this session by painting landscapes in the style of Vincent van Gogh. I brought in several examples of van Gogh’s landscapes. Students each chose a landscape to use for inspiration. We mixed tempera paint with wheat paste to thicken it. Starting with just a few guide lines drawn in oil pastel, […]
The new session got off to a great start this week. We started by reading Petunia by Roger Duvoisin. This is a classic story written in 1950 about a goose who finds a book and believes it has given her wisdom. This “wisdom” causes her to be proud and gets her and her animal friends […]
Today I taught a class for Peyton’s 9th birthday party. What a great group of girls! Peyton had requested something with flowers. Using flowers for observation and inspiration, the girls drew flowers from life and from their imaginations. They then added patterns and details with oil pastel. For the last step, we used liquid watercolor […]
For the last project of the session, I needed a project we could all finish in one hour. This project fit the bill and gave us some practice on facial proportions, color mixing, and painting techniques. We began by reading Do You Have a Hat? by Eileen Spinelli, Illustrated by Geraldo Valerio. It is a […]
Since we already had beautiful painted papers and scissors and glue out for our flower collages, we used the rest of our hour together creating a bird collage. This was a quick, easy project inspired by Lois Elhert’s illustrations in Pie in the Sky. I did provide templates for those that wanted to use them, […]
This week we took our drawings and painted papers from last week to create a flower collage. The idea was to add little bits of color just to enhance the delicate line drawings. Cutting the right shapes was a great exercise for both observation and hand eye coordination skills. Students decided what colors to use, […]
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