Second Graders Learn How to See Like an Artist

Second grade learned more about how to draw from observation this year - which means there were actual objects on their tables and they drew them as best they could by paying close attention to what they saw. 

Show Me the Depth! - Freeform Landscape Collages.

Second grade learned all about foreground, middle ground, and background, and then they did a quick collage exercise using this printable from the Getty Center's Art Ed dept.

2nd & 3rd Graders Take Creative Risks and Think Like Artists!

For a collage project last year I wanted to challenge my students - well, that's something I always try to do - but this time I really pushed them out of their comfort zones!

Wooden Cubist Face Sculptures - Goofy & Fun!

Once my second graders finished their Spain-inspired artworks, I had all of them work on these Picasso-inspired cubist faces made with wood pieces and tempera paint.  

You Can Think Like an Artist!

I created this design in Illustrator and had it printed on canvas to hang up in my art room at school:

We refer to it often during lessons, and students will sometimes point out how we are thinking like an artist when I forget. Its been a great tool this year, as I am really working on teaching my students that art is not just about how real you can make something look. There is much more to artistry than that, and I think they are starting to really get it!

Second Graders Demonstrate Their Learning Through Art!

This little sculpture is really small, maybe two inches tall, and it is so sweet!

This year for International Day my school decided to assign each grade a country to research and present to the rest of the school, along with a day of celebration with dances and foods. I wanted to incorporate this research into my art class and second grade art presented the perfect opportunity because the timing was right in their art curriculum.

Super-Sensory Model Magic Secondary Color Mixing

Providing my 2nd and 3rd grade students the opportunity to learn about how to make secondary colors out of the three primaries using hands on mixing and mashing of "clay" was a blast. I've never seen so many smiles and excitement!