Paper and Pastel

In the chaos that is the art world there is no greater joy than to see color splashed across a page. This week we were able to explore color in new ways with materials that were messy and fun! The older grades learned how to layer tissue paper to create beautiful landscapes while the younger students got messy using chalk pastels.

3-6th grade were able to watch the PowerPoint on Impressionism that they were not able to see last week, which gave the students added insight to this movement. Unfortunately this also made it so they had less time to work on their projects. Many students were able to get about 85% to 90% finished, but there were a few that were not that far. I have decided to table this project for a couple of weeks until the designated catch up day. (I will post the tentative schedule for any parents/followers who are interested) I do this partially because there are many students who only need a couple of minutes to finish, and I am anxious to devote another day to this project when we have so many more to get to; and partially because I want to keep the whole school on the same movement at the same time and the younger grades were able to finish their projects. Here are some in progress pictures:

Next week we will be starting on the Post Impressionism movement. The students will be working on another landscape, but this time they will be using their imagination to create it instead of using a visual aid. I am excited to do this next project especially because one of my good friends does it with her 4th graders at her school and they turn out wonderfully.

The kindergarten through 2nd grade group worked on the color portion of the 2 part project they started last week. They were supposed to paint a small area with white tempera paint and then used moistened chalk pastels to create simulated brush strokes, but it wasn't working the way it was supposed to. So, half way through the kindergarten lesson I changed what they had to do. The pictures still turned out beautifully. The 1st/2nd grade group LOVED the chalk pastels and they did an absolutely wonderful job on this project. I started taking pictures of them working and then nearly all of the kids wanted me to take pictures of them! They were all saying "I'm gonna be famous, I'm gonna be Some Pig". They then told me that Ms. Geis is reading them Charlotte's Web and then it all made sense:

P.S.

The page for the sketch book notes may not be printable at the moment, I am hoping to get my husband to help me set up a link that allows the page to be printed. This way the students can just staple the notes into their sketch books. These are required for the 3-6 grade sketchbook check. At this time please just write them in to the sketch book!