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Aztec Suns

Second Grade students looked at different examples of suns commonly found in Mexican artwork. We discussed the connection between Aztec suns and modern Mexican suns. Students discovered that suns featured in Mexican artwork usually have faces that include cheeks. They drew their own sun using these characteristics. Then they glued over their lines with black glue. Finally, they used chalk pastel to color their suns.

Fingerprints

Fourth Grade students used a jeweler's loupe to look closely at their fingerprints. They drew their fingerprints using as many details as possible.

Students discussed the difference between famous and infamous. They talked about people that have made an imprint on their lives in a positive way. They discussed the fact that we made imprints on each other's lives everyday - both positive and negative. Finally, students wrote about a person that has impacted their life in a positive way, or a way they had positively impacted someone else.

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Kandinsky!

First Grade students looked at artwork by Wassily Kandinsky and discussed how the artwork made them feel or what the artwork made them think about. They also looked at his famous artwork "concentric circles" which is a color study to see which colors look best next to each other. Students did their own color study on six take-out soup lids. They experimented with the way colors look next to each other. The next week students revisited Kandinsky's artwork and discovered that Kandinsky often painted while listening to music. Then they listened to different kinds of music to paint the background.

Fall Blown Trees / Otoño de Arboles

Third Grade students used the force of air being blown through a straw to create these awesome trees. Then they added tissue paper leaves in warm fall colors.

Yarn Paintings