Student plan.

One of my 5th graders say to me a while back "I would like to plan are next art project".  So I said go for it. I told here she would have to come one with a great plan, all the steps for the lesson, and what we need to make it.  

So she did that with a little help from some of her other classmates.  They want to take a famous painting and make it larger.  

So we figured out the math, made grids, cut the big paper.  Then got to work. 

We chose "The Figure 5 in Gold". By Charles Demuth

It was neat to see them work. People that had pieces next to each other work together to make sure there lines would match up. Others did not and that was ok.  

I think they did really good.   

Honor

My friends over at Coreessentials.org have character words, animals, and colors for each month.  One of their words was honor.  So with Veterans Day just around the corner I thought we would honor them and what they have done for our country.  

So my 4th graders work on a op art/one point perspective drawing. First we made the letters USA and work on making them 3d using one point perspective.  My students thought it was so cool that we could make letter 3d just using a point and some lines.  Then we had the stripes of the flag which we try to look like it blowing in the wind.  We do this by value of the white and red. Which I think they turned out great. 

Also to honor the Vets my 1st graders made soldiers.  We worked in painting big non geomectic shapes with different greens and browns to make camo.  After that we used that big paper and cut it up to make all the parts to the soldiers.  

So that is how we are doing honor this year to the Veterans. 

3rd grade landforms

So my 3rd grade were studying landforms in there regular Ed class.  So I thought this would be a great tie in with art.  So I was teaching them about non geometric shapes and topographic maps. They turned out great. 

ARART app

Hey everyone I know you all have been missing me right?   Well things are going great we were working on are Square 1 art projects which most of them I have posted in the passed.  My fifth graders did a wonderful self portrait which I would post but it has a picture of them so I won't do that.  

But any way I found this app the called ARART.  It is pretty cool you can make a few paintings come to life and move. I tell my students that I have the power to make panting come to life. They think it is great.  

So if you have a iPhone or a iPad. Give it a try.  

More fun to come

So please stay tuned in. 

Stem to Steam

Hey everyone how have you all been?  I hope you all are having a great year so for. Ok I have a question.  Have any of you done a steam art project.  I been looking around the web and I can't seem to find much info. I have a few thing but I am always looking for more to do in the art room.  Let me know please. If you have done some or know where to find stuff. 

Thanks 

Liebster Award.

There are a few things you have to do when you receive this award.  I am just shocked that people still look at my blog.  So if you do tune in to my messy art room thanks so much

I have to do the following things

1.  Link back to the blog that nominated me 

2.  Answer the question posted my the nominator. 

3.  Share 11 random fact about me. 

4.  Create 11 questions for my nominees. 

5. Nominate 5-11 blogs with fewer than 200 followers

6.  Contact my nominees and letting them know I nominated them.

11 Random Facts..
1.  I love to play Disc golf
2.  I love to cook/bake
3.  Still like to watch cartoons well maybe I have to with all my kids.
4.  Star Wars Fan
5.  Still play video games
6.  I am a kool-aid drinker
7.  Early in my art journey did design furniture
8.  I have a pet unicorn named Uno.
9.  Was very sad when The Office came to an end.
10. I Love Bacon.. but who doesn't

11 Questions for My Nominees:

1. Who do you most admire and why?  I would say all the other great art teachers out there. Because I know they are doing a great job and I would like to be there someday as well. 
2. If you could visit outer space, what would you wear?  Something that is very comfy and I would also wear my stocking hat space is cold you know.
3. If someone wrote a country song about you, what would be the title or a line from it? You are just something else.
4. What's your favorite car that you've owned? The Kcar
5. What was your first paying job? Mowing grass
6. Who's your favorite cartoon character?  Woody
7. What's your best childhood memory?  There are so many how can you pick just one?
8. Are you a gum-chewer, a mint-sucker or something/nothing else?  Well I am a gum-chewer and sunflower seed do-er
9. Letterman or Leno? neither
10. Where do you see yourself in 15 years?  I hope still teaching art.
11. What's the best thing about your job? The wonderful story I tell my student that they somewhat believe in. hahahah

11 questions for my nominees.

 

1.  If you could be something other than a teacher what would it be?

2.  Favorite movie quotes of all time?

3.  Favorite childhood toy that would wish you still had today?

4.  If you could own any piece of art who would it be by and what would it be and why?

5.  Coke or Pepsi?

6.  Yeast-based or cake donuts?

7.  If you could have any superpowers what would it be and why?

8.  Favorite Pixar movie?

9.  Night Own or Early Riser?

10. If it would your day on earth before going to colonize Mars what would you want to do?

 

My Nominess

 

Elizabeth http://paintersofdreams.blogspot.com/

 

Ms. Gram http://artwithmsgram.blogspot.com/

 

Mrs. Impey  http://artroom104.blogspot.com/

 

Mrs. Chance http://takeachanceonart.blogspot.com/

 

Jesscia http://missyoungsartroom.blogspot.com/

 

Any thoughts.

Ok we all seen when they take the can and make it into a face or a fish.  But I smashed this can today and made it stand up.  It got me thinking.  What can we make with this can standing up like that.  I need sometime to think about it.  I haven't could up with anything clever yet.  But I will be working on it.  So my question to all of you is what would you do with it??? Let me know thanks