It's hard to begin that very first post. I've been looking through the different samples of student artwork and can't decide what to share first! For now, I'm going to just share a few photos of my favorite lessons to do. These are all elementary art lessons, but I'm sure there are some that you could adapt for middle school.
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| Georgia O'Keeffe Flowers: Grade 1 |
This is a great lesson for the springtime. Students look at the paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe. We talk about how close up they are and how the artist captured all the details. 1st graders then create their own zoomed in flowers. They outline in Sharpie and paint with watercolor. Kids and parents love them!
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| Cardinal Painting: Grade 2 |
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| Van Gogh's Starry Night: Grade 1 |
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This lesson teaches overlapping and texture. A bark texture is created on the branches by drawing lines with different shades of brown and black. Cardinals sit on the branches with their tails behind them. They are painted using simple shapes (ovals, triangles). Snow falls and lands on the tops of the branches.
This is a challenging lesson for later in the year. 1st graders create Van Gogh's "Starry Night" by looking at a coloring book picture of the painting. They draw the important parts of the painting. Instead of coloring in, they use the hatching method instead. This makes it look more like a Van Gogh. It takes 2-3 art classes to do it, but it's worth it!
So there are a few lessons that I hope people find useful. I'll be back soon with more current work! Our first term grades just closed so it's going to be a busy couple of days, but I'll try to get some good photos to share.
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