This week in Visual Art for for Monday November 21st

This week in Visual Art for for Monday November 21st

Preschool: Students  learned about mixing colors. They used a spray bottle filled with water to mix colors from markers. They practiced fine motor skills by cutting out the shape of a Christmas tree.

Kindergarten: No Classes Thanksgiving Break

First: Students used yarn to artistically design a star. This star represents Christ. They used basic geometric shapes. We discussed the difference between organic shapes vs geometric shapes.

Second:No Classes Thanksgiving Break

Third: Students strategically placed their houses next to each other to make a city. They added a church and white paint to make a snow scene.

Fourth: Students worked individually to create their own snow globe as well as write an accompanying description of their snow scene.  Students will express their thoughts about other student’s artwork once their snow globes are complete.

Snow globes are thought to date from France during the early 1800’s. In 1889, a snow globe containing a model of the newly built Eiffel Tower was produced to commemorate the International Exposition in Paris. Snow globes became popular in England during the Victorian era and, in the early 1920s, crossed the Atlantic to the North America where they became a popular collector’s item.

Fifth: No Classes Thanksgiving Break

Sixth:No Classes Thanksgiving Break

Seventh:

Students worked on  their architectural drawings of a building. They utilized the class time to add special features to their dwellings. They seemed to really enjoy adding the details to each section.

Eighth : No Classes Thanksgiving Break