It's been a while since we had a update from School #4. With all the snow delays and vacation falling on Mondays, this week was the first time I saw some of my classes in over 3 weeks! So today's post is highlighting two grades.
First up is 2nd Grade. Our current project focuses on the element of value. Students learned how value in art is the variety of different lights and darks. We learned about tints (white + color) and shades (black + color) and practiced making our own value scales. Then it was time for the main event: a painting project! Students are always very excited about painting.
I decided that this year we would try to incorporate a little bit of earth-science into our value project. We started by learning about the different phases of the moon. Then, students picked a phase of the moon and drew it onto their paper. After painting their moons white, they used tints and shades of one color to show a transition of value from light to dark.
With the painting done, our final step will be to create trees to add to our paintings. This will create some additional contrast and interest in our artworks.
Stay tuned for the final results!
And lastly, some finished Islamic art inspired tiles! The 6th grade finished up their tiles by adding black ink to stain the tiles and metallic colors to highlight their detailed designs. Here is a peek at a few of the finished tiles.
Next up, we will be learning about traditional Japanese embroidery called Sashiko.
