Art 2nd Grade

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Different spin on warm & cool colors/line. We usually do fall leaves, but the goldfish could be a good change.

Have you ever tried paper plate yarn weaving? It is so much fun! Make a paper plate yarn weaving apple craft to celebrate the beginning of fall.

This week, 2nd grade started their Fall reflection paintings. These were created in just a few steps. This project was inspired by, Lauralee Chambers . You can check her work out on Instagram, if you click on her name. Here's how we created ours. First draw out "Y" trees on a folded piece of 90lb paper, with a brown oil pastel. My example got a little wrinkled and dirty this week! Then, add paint! We used tempera cakes! These are our favorites!! The colors are so bright and vibrant! (amazon…

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2nd grade artists have been learning about the life and work of the artist Henri Matisse. He loved the jungle, even though he was never able to visit one in his lifetime, and drew many jungle animals. We drew animals like giraffes, lions, tigers, birds etc. and used blending in our painting techniques, showed we understood the art element of space by overlapping our leaves and animals, and also chose different values of leaves to create variety in our artworks. Learning Goals: *I can talk…

This is a very cool resist effect which I thought was suitable for Halloween art. If you don't celebrate Halloween in your school and/o...

2nd Grade artists were introduced to the artist Vincent VanGogh. We noticed how he painted with brighter colors, showed his brushstro...

Please Note: All images seen below are of my students artwork only. These photos/lessons are not posted in any particular order regarding the flow of my curriculum. Abstract Self-Portrait Paintings…

2nd grade artists are studying the art career of architecture. We heard the story of Neuschwanstein castle in Germany and how it was designed and built, and even how the Disney castle was modeled after it! We then designed our own castles with patterns and the Disney fireworks behind just like in the movies!

ПРОСТРАНСТВО ВОЗМОЖНОСТЕЙ. ПЕРЕМЕНЫ К ЛУЧШЕМУ! Страничка для взрослых и детей о рисовании, художественном творчестве и развивающих играх в детской студии образования и развития «ПЕРЕМЕНА». Много полезной и просто интересной информации .

I've blogged about many of my art shows. You can read about the one from 2012 here and here; 2013 here and here and 2014 here and here! Well, it's that time o' year: ART SHOW TIME! I know for many of you art teachers out there, you've already wrapped up your annual show and I'm sure it was a success. I just finished off my 12th art show and I gotta tell ya, I'm still learning. Fortunately I have learned a thing or ten over the years and I thought I'd share them with you in this here post…

2nd graders looked at the way artists use foreground, middle ground, and background to create depth in their work. We used these new skills to create landscapes of our own! Learning Goals:I c