5th grade value study on snow people.

We did a quick one day lesson to celebrate the winter solstice season.  Students learned about shading a sphere using value.

Kindergarten Polar Bears under the Northern Lights

We discussed where polar bears lives, their decreasing habitat, and other characteristics about the animal.  Students learned how to combine basic shapes to create a polar bear.  Next class we learned a wet on wet watercolor technique and used salt to absorb the pigment to create an interesting effect to look like snow or starts in they sky. We talked about how we need to color carefully around the polar bear in order to use the negative space as our white color.  Here are some of their amazing paintings.

1st grade winter landscapes

To bring in the new year and celebrate the winter season first grade created winter landscapes. They learned  what a landscape is and how it differs from a still life and a portrait.  We discussed how objects in the distance get smaller as they are farther away.  They used sharpie to outline and bring out their bare branch trees and watercolor paint for their skies.