1st grade pumpkins

The first graders painted paper using warm colors- red, orange and yellow. This was fun and messy! When our painted papers were dry, we cut out pumpkins and glued them to black paper. Stems, vines and leaves were added from cut construction paper. We even used painted paper scraps for leaves as well. These were very fun to do and the perfect fall project!

5th grade Statue of Liberty

The 5th graders have worked hard on these projects! We did a step by step drawing of the statue and then talked about form and perspective when drawing the pedestal. Even though the real background of the statue is not a cityscape we combined a city view with our statue. We discussed overlapping and the creative use of size and shape to make buildings of interest. We used black Sharpie marker to outline our drawing, watercolor for the statue's green patina and for the water, then marker for the buildings. Students were encouraged to think about what time of day it was in their picture. Crayon or oil pastel was used for the sky.
The use if my classroom iPad and projector made showing multiple pictures of the statue very easy! We also were able to discuss the statue's history and importance.