For Remembrance Day, students participated in an art project using the Pointillism technique first developed in the late 1800’s by some famous painters. As a class community, we engaged in a discussion about peace and harmony. We then watched a video about the Pointillism technique and saw famous paintings by Georges Seurat and other painters who used this technique.  We learned how to do the points using markers in order to creatively decide how to fill our doves with colour. They all turned out so different and were all beautiful.  We also brainstormed what peace means as a group and then the students wrote what peace means to each of them.

Big Idea: People connect to the hearts and minds of others in a variety of places and times through the arts. 

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

  • Learning involves patience and time.

Curricular Competencies:

  • Explore elements, processes, materials, movements, technologies, tools, and techniques of the arts
  • Create artistic works collaboratively using ideas inspired by imagination, inquiry, experimentation, and purposeful play

Core Competency: Creative Thinking – Profile 2

  • I can use my imagination to get new ideas of my own, or build on other’s ideas, or combine other people’s ideas in new ways.
  • I can usually make my ideas work within the constraints of a given form, problem, or materials if I keep playing with them.

Content:

  • processes, materials, technologies, tools, and techniques to support arts activities

Learning involved:

  • Students learned that in a peaceful classroom, they can all work together to each create something beautiful.
  • Students learned the importance of following instructions. 
  • Students developed processes and technical skills in art to refine artistic abilities.