Students have been learning colour theory.  They have learned about primary and secondary colours and how secondary colours are made from primary ones. They know that primary colours cannot be made from other colours.

In this activity students used construction paper panels.  They cut sections out of one panel and glued it to its complementary colour – i.e. its opposite.  All three panels were then glued onto a full sheet of construction paper.

These are on the bulletin board at the back of the classroom.

After a directed drawing lesson the students completed their pictures with oil pastels.  Most have been put on the bulletin board in the Office and the rest are on the bulletin board in the hallway.

Students spent some time on Friday afternoon working with a variety of construction paper, in Fall colours, to create a picture that represents the Fall season.  They were only allowed glue sticks and paper.

These are on the bulletin board at the back of our classroom.

We read the story, “Giraffes Can’t Dance”, by Giles Andreae.  It is a story about Gerald, a giraffe who longs to dance like everyone else but he just can’t seem to get it right because his legs are too long and skinny.

Afterwards we discussed how the cricket gave Gerald the confidence to try his best and to not give up.  Gerald may not dance like everyone else does, but he does dance.

Students then thought of something that they can do if they try their best.  They created talking bubbles with their ideas and put them next to a Gerald head.

We then had a directed drawing lesson on drawing Gerald dancing –  firstly on a practise white paper and then onto yellow construction paper.  Student added the details in black Sharpie, cut them out, and glued them onto blue construction paper.  They are all very unique and individualistic with the facial expressions and the dance moves.  They are on the bulletin board outside of our classroom.