Kindergarten Imagination
Kindergarten students used their imaginations to create paintings in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. They began their art lesson by reading aloud Harriet Ziefert’s Lunchtime for a Purple Snake and reviewing how to mix secondary colors. Before they began painting, Ms. Felder reminded her students that imagination is the best tool they have to create artwork and this gave them the freedom to paint whatever they wanted.
Third Grade Extreme Weather
After discussing artist Winslow Homer and his weather-focused artwork, BCS third graders worked with groups to create artwork depicting extreme weather conditions, the focus of their current PBL unit.
First Grade Biomimicry PBL and Art
Collaborating across subject matters, first grade students incorporated their artistic talents into their biomimicry PBL. One student created a scientific drawing by observing an animal’s jawbone in real life and another student created a still life drawing of the biomimicry PBL prototype he created in the MakerSpace.
Advanced Studio Art Projects
In BCS Advanced Studio Art, students created and decorated face masks that are so professional, they should have their own display in an art museum!
3rd Grade Self-Portraits
Third graders worked on their art FLGs by creating self-portraits and writing reflections.
Kindergarten Self-Portraits
Using mirrors to examine their reflections, kindergarten students created self-portraits. The students were taught to use accurate proportions and the correct placement of facial features. They also read Katie Kissinger’s All the Colors We Are, which explains scientifically why people have different skin colors, and they were encouraged to color their self-portraits accurately with crayons. The self-portraits and a paragraph about themselves will be included in the "All About the Artist" page of the students’ year-long Kindergarten Art Books.
