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Category: art

Happy Diwali

November 8, 2023 / / 0 Comments

After reading “My Diwali Light” we did a pointillism art activity. Pointillism is an art technique where we used little dots to colour in the picture.  This took a lot of patience and focus and they turned out great!

Here is the art:

 

Big ideas: 

  • Creative expression develops our unique identity and voice 
  • People connect to the hearts and minds of others in a variety of places and times through the visual arts 

Curricular Competency 

  • Explore elements, processes, materials, tools, and techniques of the arts 
  • Develop processes and technical skills in painting to refine artistic abilities 
  • Demonstrate increasingly sophisticated application and/or engagement of curricular content 

First Peoples Principles of Learning: 

  • Learning takes patience and time 

Content: 

  • elements of design: line, shape, texture, colour, form 

Core Competency: Creative Thinking 

  • Creative growth requires patience, readiness to take risks, and willingness to try new approaches 

Learning involved: 

  • Students learned the significance of following step-by-step instructions with careful considerations when engaging in art activity using mixed media 

 

Haunted Houses for Sale!

October 27, 2023 / / 0 Comments

Today, we read a story about a haunted house. In the story, we heard about different parts of the house and any people/creatures that live there and fun things they do.

Students got creative and wrote a house listing to sell their haunted houses! The spookier the better! Here is our bulletin board:

Stellaluna

October 27, 2023 / / 0 Comments

This week, we read a book called “Stellaluna”. I have attached the book below:

We then discussed and completed the story elements sheet:

Once this was complete, we did art bat to decorate the hallway and classroom! We used tempera  paint to paint the background and then bats which students were able to place where they wanted 🙂 Here is our bulletin boards:

Big Idea: 

  • Inquiry through the arts creates opportunities for risk taking
  • Through listening and speaking, we connect with others and share our world.
  • Language and story can be a source of creativity and joy.

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

  • Learning takes patience and time

Curricular Competencies:

  • Explore elements, processes, materials, technologies, tools, and techniques of the arts
  • Develop processes and technical skills in a variety of art forms to refine artistic abilities

Content:

  • elements of design: line, shape, texture, colour, form
  • principles of design: pattern, repetition, rhythm, contrast
  • exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared understanding
  • through listening and speaking, we connect with others and share our world
  • elements of a story; character, plot, setting, structure (beginning, middle, end), and dialogue

Core Competency: Creative Thinking

  • Creative growth requires patience, readiness to take risks, and willingness to try new approaches

Learning involved:

  • Students learned the significance of following step-by-step instructions
  • Students demonstrated increasingly sophisticated application and/or engagement of curricular content
  • Students demonstrated an understanding of story elements

Our Thanksgiving Turkeys

October 6, 2023 / / 0 Comments

Here is some art we did this week. We did a directed drawing and painted with watercolours!

Here is a picture of our bulletin board:

 

 

 

Big ideas: 

  • Creative expression develops our unique identity and voice 
  • People connect to the hearts and minds of others in a variety of places and times through the visual arts 

Curricular Competency 

  • Explore elements, processes, materials, tools, and techniques of the arts 
  • Develop processes and technical skills in painting to refine artistic abilities 
  • Demonstrate increasingly sophisticated application and/or engagement of curricular content 

First Peoples Principles of Learning: 

  • Learning takes patience and time 

Content: 

  • elements of design: line, shape, texture, colour, form 

Core Competency: Creative Thinking 

  • Creative growth requires patience, readiness to take risks, and willingness to try new approaches 

Learning involved: 

  • Students learned the significance of following step-by-step instructions with careful considerations when engaging in art activity using mixed media 

 

The Best Part of Me

October 6, 2023 / / 0 Comments

This cross-curricular activity (art, writing, SEL) was inspired by the book “The Best Part of Me” by Wendy Ewald. In this book, an award-winning photographer asked several children “What is the best part of you?”, and presents their answers in sometimes funny, sometimes moving ways. The author takes striking black-and-white photographs of each child.

Here is a link to the book:

 

Students first chose and took photos of the part of them they like the best. Those black-and-white photos were printed. Then, students re-represented the photographs into sketches, only using pencil and sharpie. In addition to the art activity, students wrote about which body part they like the best and why.

This activity also promotes a sense of self, and self -esteem!

Here is our bulletin board:

 

Big Ideas: Creative expression develops our unique identity and voice.

First Peoples Principles of Learning: Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land, the spirits, and the ancestors.

Curricular Competencies: Explore personal experience, community, and culture through arts activities.

Content: Elements of design – line, shape, texture, colour

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