First Weeks of School Year 2014-2015

It has been a busy and exciting first couple weeks of our new school year. Students have been busy at work using their creativity to make unique and vibrant works of art. These photos were taken during the past two weeks while students were clearing out their artistic cobwebs and using their skills to create various projects. Some students have been enjoying our new Free Time choice, sewing with yarn on burlap. Enjoy the Art Room photos, and I look forward to our upcoming year!

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! 

Junior Pre-K Spider Webs

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!