Fish weave, kindergarten

Kindergarteners are learning the weaving skill using a subject of great beauty in our world - tropical fish! After discussing the shapes found on a poster like this one, we drew large ovals and prepped them for weaving by cutting the slits in the center. 

The following week, we used "over and under" patterns to weave the centers of our fish, creating texture and color patterns. We finished them off with a group of paper shapes for fins and tails, and some fish faces - some scary and some cute!

Blue Dogs, explained!

Our Blue Dog art (scroll down a couple of posts for all the details) is now complete, including written descriptions of our color choices based on real life experiences. I think reading them adds a whole new dimension! This is a great example of using personal choices and life experiences in an art lesson, while  all students are engaged together in the story of an artist of our time and practicing drawing skills and media techniques. Even though we all drew dogs, Blue Dog to be specific, we all had our own unique images and experiences in our heads as we created them with expressive color.

"Blue Dog is yellow-orange when I look at the sunrise."

"Blue Dog is green when I am sick."

"Blue Dog is red-orange when I put him in the sunlight."

"Blue Dog is black when I look at the night sky."

"Blue Dog is turquoise when I swim in the pool."

                                        

Youth Art Month student artists

March is here, which means our all-county art show is up! Each teacher can send three submissions, and I grouped mine to sneak in a few extra participants :) Thank you to our Dolvin representatives:

Fifth graders Madelyn Osborne and Joseph Suharno, "Community Maps"

Fourth graders Lydia Grace Logan and Steven Gargiulo, "Cityscape Prints"

And last but not least, First graders Allie Penn and Krish Patel, "Street Scenes"