Senior Pre-K Snowmen & Snowflakes
Keeping with the wintery weather, students created snowmen winter scenes using a variety of materials. Some students applied cutout snowflakes to their paper, and then used a spray bottle, filled with diluted liquid watercolors, to create a silhouette of their cutout snowflakes. Other students drew snowflakes on their paper using oil pastels and then sprayed the liquid watercolor directly on their paper, creating an oil-water resist. In the next class, we practiced specific skills by drawing and then cutting out basic shapes to create our snowmen. Students added details to their snowmen and then glued them onto their snowflake scenes.
Senior Pre-K Penguins
Senior Pre-K students were given basic guidelines to create penguins, which allowed each penguin to be as unique as each student. Students used basic shapes and sponge painting to create their winter penguins, while practicing their cutting, glueing, and basic art skills.
Junior Pre-K Winter Trees
Junior Pre-K students created their winter trees using basic shapes and patterns. Students discussed how they could make trees by using simple shapes, such as triangles and rectangles. We then discussed the importance and purpose of tree trunks. Students chose their favorite patterns and used these patterned triangles to create their tree. Using white paint, we made it snow on our winter trees. Each student made trees that were unique in size and shape, as well as their use of white paint for the snow.
11/14/2013
Junior Pre-K Owls
For this project, students began by simply discussing owls and their habits. This included the sounds they make, where they live, what they eat, and the amazing fact that they can turn their heads completely around! To continue to develop their fine motor skills, student’s traced round plastic lids to create circles for the owl’s eyes. Then, we used watercolors to practice painting inside the lines. During the next lesson, students where tasked with recalling the shape of a square and rectangle, and then gluing down multiple colored pieces as the owl feathers. They were asked to cover their whole paper, so their owl would not get cold during winter! Finally, students completed their owls with triangular beaks and pupils in the eyes.
These beautiful works of art are currently on display in Kathy Stanton’s office, so be sure to check them out when you are in our main office!
11/5/2013
Senior Pre-K Frankenstein’s
Students began this project by folding a large piece of paper in half, and painting on one side of the paper, Frankenstein’s face. They then re-folded the paper to create a sandwich with the paint inside. This allowed the paint to transfer from one side to the other, creating a symmetrical face for Frankenstein. We talked about symmetry and why we were only painting one side and then transferring the paint to the other. The second step included cutting out Frankenstein’s eyes, nose, mouth, and teeth. Students created features that would represent Frankenstein’s personality, such as his grim eyes or an unhappy mouth. Once these features were glued onto his face, students were able to go back and add stitches to create a really spooky face. Throughout the project, we talked about Frankenstein and whether he was or was not a monster. The class agreed that he might actually just be misunderstood. Maybe once we get to know him, he might actually be a really nice guy who needs new friends! What do you think?
Junior Pre-K Spider Webs
For this unique and fun project, students began by talking about spiders and spider webs. This included the purpose of spider webs, how they are made, how many legs they have, and what they thought about spiders and spider webs in general. To start the project, students created Styrofoam printing plates of their spider webs. Then, they inked their spider web print plates and then the ink transferred the design onto paper. We carefully rubbed the back of plates so that all of the ink would transfer. In the next class, students created their spiders using chenille stems, which were cut and coiled to create life-like fuzzy spiders. They turned out extremely unique and spooky, which is perfect for the Halloween season!
10/10/2013
Senior PreK Clay Faces
In Senior Pre-K, students created clay faces using shapes. We looked at our faces and discussed the shapes that could represent the features on our face. Students manipulated the clay one step at a time to create their faces and used pencils to add details. Each student made them unique with different shaped noses, lips and/or hair. We will glaze them next week!
UPDATE! Senior Pre-K clay faces are now in the upstairs display case!
10/1/2013
Painting our Clay Faces.
9/25/2013
In Senior Pre-K, students created clay faces using shapes. We looked at our faces and discussed the shapes that could represent the features on our face. Students manipulated the clay one step at a time to create their faces and used pencils to add details. Each student made them unique with different shaped noses, lips and/or hair. We will glaze them next week!
Senior Pre-K Hand "Prints"
Kindergarten students began the school year learning about warm and cool colors, while also looking at the artworks of Andy Warhol. Student used their knowledge of warm and cool colors to create a 4 colored blocks, in which they then placed their hands.
Reinforcing the techniques of cutting with scissors and tracing their hand (which is important in kindergarten classes) students traced their hand 4 times and then cut them out.
We then glued down each hand print into the 4 squares, and then used our hands to make prints. On top of each handprint cutout, students added a print of their hand.
The results were fabulous!
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