2017/18 Current Projects - K-1

Kindergarten and 1 st  Grade Project Title:   Mobiles    Description: Mobiles are kinetic sculptures that spin in space.  Kindergarten and 1st grade artists chose an animal to be the focal point for their mobiles.  Paint markers were used to create our animals and a repeated pattern was selected for our rims.  Students realized the importance of making their mobiles special on all sides because they are 3-dimensional and are meant to be viewed on all sides. Vocabulary:  mobiles 3-dimensional patterns rims Resources: Alexander Calder mobiles (internet) Samples of Calder's animal-themed mobiles: Chat Mobile (Cat Mobile) (1966) Fish  (1944) Materials: paper plates paint markers sting scissors Examples of Student Artwork:                    

Kindergarten and 1 st  Grade Project Title:   Snow people   Description: The focus of our snow people project was "texture".  Students sponged bumpy snow people bodies.  Next they used brushes to paint their smooth blanket of snow.  Felt fabric, buttons and oil pastels were additional textures added to complete our snow people.  Each is unique! Vocabulary:  texture rough smooth horizon line Resources: Snow Family  by Daniel Kirk 100 Snowmen by Jen Arena Materials: circle tracers white pencil acryllic paint felt fabric oil pastels assorted buttons Examples of Student Artwork: