2nd grade drawing lesson

My second graders recently learned about simple ways to show depth in an artwork. I gave a demonstration on my new document camera and showed them how rivers and roads that go back in space would be wider in the front and narrower in the back. I demonstrated how things that were far in the distance would be smaller than things in the front. The use of overlap is also a way to show depth. I showed the students this … Read more... →

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Lauralee Chambers🌀 on Instagram: “It’s a @silberzweig.art day over here! Fabulous 2nd grade work. These are started differently than the @cassie_stephenz lesson, but she’s…”

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This week, 2nd grade will be using our fabulous new "bingo daubers" to make some big and beautiful, Romero Britto, inspired animals! Kids and grownups alike love Britto's use of line, color, shapes, and popular objects he places in his art! They're so bright and fun, you can't help but smile! His beautiful work is also a great review for the Elements of Art! Here are some visuals, I printed out for each table Materials: Bingo Daubers India ink Crayola oil pastels Jack Richeson Semi-Moist…

Michelle’s Innovative Ideas on Instagram: "Colour Mixing Art 🤩Sunset over the mountains. 👉Swipe to see the lesson progression. Remember to like this post and save it for an art lesson this year. ❤️ My 2nd class did an amazing job with these! They really enjoyed creating them. This art took two lessons 😁 ✏️ Day 1: ☀️Step 1: Teacher modelling. I modelled how to draw the artwork. I started with a circle for the sun, added a wavy line for grass and then drew some triangles for mountains. I…

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Well, in my 14 years at Zamo we never had rain to contend with during our Celebration of Art festivities... until last night, that is. I must say, that although unusual for San Diego in July, the rain did not dampen the spirit of the event at all:) Attendance was robust and their were tons of smiles to brighten any gloom that drops from the sky may have brought. Again, our incredible classroom teachers and staff were amazing while leading 10 different activities for our community to…

*THIS LESSON IS INCLUDED IN THE KINDERART CLUB MEMBERSHIP*Joan Miro was a Spanish artist who made drawings, paintings, prints and sculptures.He had a very unique style and his work featured brilliant colors, simplified forms, symbols and dream-like images that remind a lot of people of childrens art.With this lesson, students will create a cat painting in the style of Miro.Designed for K-5 (ages 5-11), this art lesson uses basic art supplies and shows you how to teach the material…