1st Grade using our imagination

We read the book, If the Dinosaurs Came Back, and students brainstorms how they thought dinosaurs could help people if they were alive today.  They drew form observation to create their dinosaur and also learned how to draw a cube shape in order to make  buildings look 3D.

1st grade Mad Science Artists!

First graders learned the difference between a form and a shape.  They learned how to turn a shape into a form.  Geometric shapes become geometric forms. Circles become spheres, triangles become cones, pyramids or triangular prisms.  We used observation to draw various science beakers.  We talked about  transparent and translucent.  I added the color-mixing/wet-on-wet painting portion to add more science to the mix. Students drew lines for their liquid which we then filled in with secondary colors learning to mix the primary colors.  The next part of the project involved creating bubbles for our backgrounds using chalk pastel.  I found this project idea online, the kids did a great job.  This was more of a lesson on skill and technique (observational drawing, color mixing, and watercolor paints) rather than creativity

3rd Grade Pet Portraits

3rd grade drew from observation and colored pencil and/or  watercolors to draw and paint their pets.