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Simulated Lasceaux Cave experience!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Nam June Paik Robots
1st graders inquired about the recycled robot sculptures of Korean artist Nam June Paik. We talked about the roles of robots for humans. They were given National Geographic magazines to collage their own robot! They love the Nat Geo mags too!
Choice Time
In addition to the lessons we have in class, I alway make sure to give the students some choice time so they can explore different media on their own terms. Here, they are given the opportunity to be their OWN artist without the explicit direction of a teacher. This enhances their own creative development! I cant believe some of the stuff they come up with! Talk about innovators!
O'Keefe Flowers
Here are 1st grader's interpretations of O'Keefe's flowers. We learned about up close and far away by putting our hands close to our face and them moving them away and speaking about near and far, big and small. The first graders were given their own flower (fake ones!) and asked to draw it close up. It was tricky for them to break away from their schemas but I think they did pretty well!
More Mexican Suns
This mixed media art project was an extention of our exploration of Latin suns. Here, we examined the art of the Huichol Indians from Mexico, how create entire artworks out of yarn!. The kinders loved the tactile element of working with the yarn. Overall, a very hands-on activity!
Mexican Suns
Kindergarten is studying art around the world. Here, they examined the symbol of the sun in Latin art and made our own clay suns. We painted them with tempera paint. They started by rolling a piece of clay into a sphere, then flattening it into a pancake. They cut out rectangles around the circle to create the rays.
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