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First Grade Art 2022-2023

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Painted Collage Paper

First graders were introduced to painting procedures in the art room by creating several sheets of painted papers. These papers will be saved for future collage projects. This method of using painted collage papers can be found in many popular children's books by the author/illustrator Eric Carle.

During this lesson, we covered many important art room procedures. We learned how to wear an art apron, how to hold a brush, how to keep our hands clean, how to put our wet paintings on the drying rack and how to clean our tables.

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Collaborative Circles

These stunning banners began with a simple shape that even the youngest artists know how to create-a circle (the universal symbol of unity). Working together with all the students in the class, layers of circles and colors were added to produce a much more complex design.

The collaborative process is so powerful because everyone contributed equally and enthusiastically. By working together we were able to eliminate the creative block, develop our own artistic intuition and build self confidence.

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Abstract Circles

First grade created these delightful abstract works of art using many layers of circles. First, we looked several works of art by the artists Kandinsky, Delaunay, and Kusama and discussed how they each used circles. We created our own masterpieces with construction paper circles, paint sticks, bingo daubers, caps, tempera paint and even bubble wrap. We focused on overlapping our shapes and using lots of color.

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Value Landscapes

Third grade

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Shape Castles

Swiss artist Paul Klee (pronounced "Clay") is best known for his child-like whimsical paintings. Focusing on shapes and colors, we studied his masterpiece Castle and Sun. Then we manipulated 2 inch squares of construction paper to create castle towers. We stacked them like blocks and cut some of them into other shapes, like triangles, rectangles and circles.

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Color Mixing Experiments

How many different colors can you create with just red, yellow, blue and white paint? After reading the interactive book Mix it Up! by Herve' Tullet, first graders set to work to invent as many new colors as they could! Thinking beyond just the basic secondary colors (orange, green and violet) we experimented with different ratios of paint to create variations of colors.

We recorded our favorite color discoveries by giving them unique names, then added a few to our class color chart.

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Leaf Prints

First graders celebrated fall by creating these dynamic leaf prints. To make a print they painted leaves with white paint and pressed them onto a large sheet of black paper. This allowed us to see all the beautiful veins on each leaf. Then we stamped colorful paint in the negative spaces of our pictures using sponges as a final touch.

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Endless Rainbows

Do you know the colors of the rainbow? The first graders do!

After listening to a catchy song about rainbow color order called ROYGBIV, first graders drew multiple rainbows with oil pastels until their papers were full. They could turn their papers in any direction and draw their rainbows as curved or straight lines. They could even draw then in backwards order. Then we used liquid watercolors to paint our creations.

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Winter Birds

These charming birds were created with scraps of paper, a few dabs of paint and a lot of creativity! First we designed pine tree branches using kwik stick paint sticks. In our next art session, we created beautiful birds and bird houses using scraps of painted paper. Circles, ovals and triangles were drawn and cut to form the bodies of our birds.

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Winter Penguins

First graders used paint and construction paper scraps to create these charming penguin collages. They began by painting either warm or cool colored skies with tempera cakes. Then practiced cutting and gluing shapes to make their penguins.These little guys are bursting with personality!

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Winter Trees

The trees are bare and air is cold. Winter is upon us. Using scraps of textured painted paper, we created collages depicting trees in winter.

First we practiced creating land with controlled tearing. Then designed trees with intricate branches. To complete our artwork, we stamped patterns with small pieces of cardboard and tempera paint to design beautiful picture frames.

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