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Monday, September 9, 2019

4th grade Symmetrical Circles

A couple of weeks ago, 4th grade started their symmetrical circle project inspired by Art is Basic and Mandalas. Learn more about what a mandala is here!

Here's how we created our own!

5th grade radial symmetrical name art

Y'all....I'm so proud of these 5th graders! They're my first class of the day, and have been a joy to have in the morning. These past few weeks, we've been working on a project that I haven't tried in a few years, but I'm glad we visited it again! Thanks for the idea Mrs. Rogers! The students take their name, or name of choice, write it once and trace it 7 more times to create this neat and unique work of art! Here's how we created ours!

5th Grade Radial Printmaking

Last week, 5th grade started working on their printmaking project! I was inspired by the art on Art with Mrs. P's blog, and decided to try it with our 5th graders!

Here's how we created ours!

Kindergarten Symmetrical Monarch Butterflies

For the last couple weeks of school, Kindergarten has been working on their color mixing, and their Monarch butterflies!

Here's how we made them!

Kindergarten Symmetrical Sharks

This week Kindergarten is starting their shark picture!

I was inspired by an @Artprojectsforkids Instagram post, (& saw it on Learning in Spain) and decided to try it out on our students! We're working on learning symmetry, folding, cutting, gluing, and coloring. Whew! Kindergarten has got this though! Cassie Stephens is right, kindergarten can be your favorite class! They are so eager to learn and please, and try SO hard! They don't care what their neighbor thinks, and they just go for it!

Here's how we made our own!

5th Grade Masks!

Our 5th graders are finishing up their masks this week, and they're looking terrific! We studied different masks from around the world, and were mostly inspired by African, Asian, Native American, and European masks. The students noticed the masks were symmetrical, had geometric and organic shapes, and although they varied from culture to culture, they still had much in common! Here are a few of the examples we looked at, of masks from around the world!

Materials:

12x18" piece of construction paper (We like Tru-Ray the best!)

Day 1: Looked at masks for inspiration. Then I have the students fold their pieces of construction paper with me, so I know they're folding them correctly. Then I show them how to draw a line from the top to the bottom to create the outline of their mask. After they have the desired shape, they cut it out and start adding features to their mask. I stress the importance of making their mask symmetrical, by folding their scrap paper and cutting out 2 things at once, to put on each side. I also stress the importance of layering paper, and how that looks so much better than just gluing on one thing! For instance, take a look at my example, especially the eyes...I layered 3-5 pieces of paper to make the eyes alone! I complete them by adding a tiny piece of white paper to add that extra little element, that makes them look even better!

Day 2: Continue to glue on details and staple one or each end of the mask, to make them a more 3-d. They can also add crimped paper or feathers to the top or bottom to add some finishing touches! I think the more they add, the better they look!