Back to school! 1st projects of the year!

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Here we are again! Year 22 over here! We’re through with rules and procedures, (I went over them 36 times….6 classes on a 6 day rotation, shew!) so now we can focus on some art! 

Side note- this helped tremendously with 3-5, going over where things are in the new art room (yes they moved me again, and thank goodness it’s not a portable) This is a scavenger hunt the big kids did, that another art teacher in the district shared and it was a hit! 

Here’s what we’re working on this week! 

The shape robots and shape bird, inspired by Deep Space Sparkle

Materials: 90lb paper, black oil pastel or sharpie, and my favorite tempera paint. 

Materials: 60lb paper, silver sharpies, black sharpies, crayons, markers

Materials: pencils, sharpie markers, paint sticks

Romero Britto Pets

Materials: 60lb paper, 10" circle tracers, pencils, sharpies, colored pencils, markers, or crayons

Symmetrical circles 

And I found this project I did about 15 years ago, at least 😆 but we’re trying it again!

Materials: 80lb paper, 60lb paper, magazines, glue, scissors, and markers 

 

Here’s some great examples from some of our students! 

4th grade Yayoi Kusama Pumkin Collage

This fall, 4th grade created some Yayoi Kusama inspired pumpkin collages! 

I taught this to 4th grade, and then dressed up as Yayoi Kusama for storybook character day. It was fun seeing the 4th graders light up and recognize who I was when I walked through the halls, that day! 

We studied the art of Kusama, learned about her career and life from this Tate Museum video.

Here's what supplies you need

Tru ray Sulphite paper

Sharpie markers

scissors

pencils

glue sticks

Then I demonstrated how to create our own!

Youtube Lauren Stacey Art :) 

1st grade Dot Day Creations!

This week, 1st graders are creating dotted works of art inspired by Peter H. Reynolds' book, The Dot! September 15th is International Dot Day, and is celebrated in schools all over the place! If you want to participate in International Dot Day, visit this link. I was originally inspired by his book, and @MsRogersArtClass on Instagram. Check out her cool projects, by clicking on her name! 

Here's how we created our own! 

What's Going On In Art? 😊

Here's what's going on in the art room, this week! Kindergartners are learning how to draw along with Mrs. Stacey! 

1st grade is working on their Eric Carle inspired butterflies 🦋

2nd, 3rd, and 5th are still working on their Dot Day projects, we started last week. 

4th just started their Emojis today!

side note (Dot Day was September 15th, and is inspired by the book The Dot by Peter Reynolds)

Check back soon for more updates!