Friday, March 14, 2014

118- Mr. Perozzi (my student teacher) took over the symmetry lesson and introduced it to this second grade small group.  They worked at record speed and completed step one on time.  We only have two more classes with two small groups and our exploration with balance will finally be complete.

112- This group came in and continued their acetate mural, then began the blue mural underneath it.  The result is a mesh of sea creatures swimming in all directions, much like the real ocean. They will continue this mural for a few more class periods, then add "garbage" (chip bags, paper garbage, etc.) and place it below the documentation for their complete study of "What Is Under the Ocean?" This will bring awareness to the topic of pollution and serve as an interactive artwork to invite the rest of the school to explore the concept with us.

Our beautiful ocean

The documentation for the entire project.  The mural will hang in the empty space.

102 and 104- Both kindergarten classes are working on a lesson that will tie in the Burchfield-Penney project with the previous project on animals.  We started by seeing this painting in person at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center:

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), The Evening Star, 1923-26; oil on board, Overall: 20 3/8 x 27 1/2 in. (51.8 x 69.9 cm) Frame; The Charles Rand Penney Collection of Work by Charles E. Burchfield, 1994
Click here to see this artwork on the Burchfield-Penney site.

We critiqued the painting and then we talked about the word "nocturnal."  We looked at nocturnal animals and did observational drawings of them.

Next, we will look at nocturnal landscapes in painting and photography.  The students will create a nocturnal landscape painting that will serve as the background for their nocturnal animal.  We will discuss habitats so that the students paint the correct landscape for their animal. (For example, a crab lives at the beach, not in the snow.)