On Friday we had a lesson on the ‘elements’ of art.  We discussed how elements are parts of a whole.   The six elements of art are: colour; line; shape; form; value; and texture.  To explore a few of these elements we did leaf rubbings using waxed crayons on paper.  We will explore each of these elements over the course of this school year in more depth.

Here are a few individual samples of the students’ work.  All of the art pieces are pinned to the bulletin board in our classroom.  Come by and take a peek.

The Grade Ones heard a story about a giraffe who was embarrassed because he felt he couldn’t dance like all the other animals could.  In fact, they were rather mean to him about it.  A wise cricket taught him to listen to his own music, and to be himself, as we are all unique.  He then created his own style of dance.

We did a directed drawing lesson and created our own ‘Gerald’  the giraffe.  They are on the bulletin board in the hallway outside of our classroom.  I think they look great!

Currently on our bulletin boards outside of our classroom.

Students enjoyed creating their own versions of Van Gogh’s “A Starry Night”.

Students have been learning about the period in Art history dominated by those artists known as the “Impressionists”.  We read some stories and looked at some works by Vincent Van Gogh.  Students then re-created their versions of “Sunflowers”.