Two classes ago,the third graders looked back at all of the individual pieces they made for their murals and they began to put it all together. This week, they glued down their final pieces and individually completed a reflection page. I then told students they would present their mural as a group to their class next week. They spent the remainder of the time preparing how they would like to present their project to everyone. I can't wait to hear their final presentations!
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This past Monday, the third graders worked together to decide and create the background of their murals. For the most part, they painted general colors, and some brief hints at scenery. After painting, they went back to work to add finishing touches on their collage pieces. Sorry, on painting days, I try to keep my phone in a clean space and I don't get as many photos.
I cant wait to see these moving pieces come together! Last week, the third graders used their paper templates to guide them in making elements of their collage for their social studies mural. I showed them a few short cuts they could use a long the way, but the design and execution is really up to them. Below, you can see a few finished symbols and figures. Next class, they will continue to build their elements with paper and plan their background design. I'm looking forward to these coming together!
On Monday, the third graders revisited their layout for their mural/ collage. I brought in original artwork from my book Jaro and Frog, and showed them the process I used to make sure my final artwork was in proportion to my sketch. Each student is responsible for creating a part of their group's collage. I had them choose the piece they would like to work on, and then create a template that they will later use to create their collage piece. They measured their templates against the final project size.
Before Spring Break the third graders prepared the paper for their collage by looking back at their layout design and painting the colors they anticipated they would need. Below are photos of their sketches and the beginning process of them painting. Off to a great start!
The past two weeks, I have been talking to the third graders about murals. After learning a brief history about the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the students observed and discussed some local murals on the Smart board. I asked them to guess the meaning behind the artworks based on symbols and the design. Students recognized that the larger images in the mural were being emphasized, and they made very clever inferences. The students learned that they will be working in 3 separate groups to create a triptych mural with a message. (These murals will be small and portable and in one of my favorite creative mediums- collage).
So, what is the message? Since the third graders have been learning about immigration and migration, (in two classes) and women in science with their student teachers, these three collages will answer three essential questions related to their social studies topic. Last week, they met in small groups to brainstorm, and this week, they worked to translate their ideas into drawings and symbols using class texts as references. They ended class by sketching a layout for their groups' design based on their individual sketches. On Monday, the third graders did a great job finishing their layered art objects drawing. The objective was to create space by overlapping their objects, but to also emphasize just one object using contrasting colors (such as warm and cool colors for the objects and the background. This was a great exercise to introduce them to the design principles of emphasis and contrast- they've seem to have the hang of it now. I love how these turned out!
The past two weeks, the third graders have been working on an exercise on emphasis, a key principle of design. Last week, students did a great job describing what was being emphasized in a variety of works I showed them via powerpoint. Their first job was to create space on their paper by tracing and drawing overlapping art objects.
This week, I stressed that one way to create emphasis is to use contrasting colors. We reviewed what colors fall into the categories of warm and cool, and students were asked to emphasize one object in their drawing by coloring it the opposite color group compared to the background and other art objects. This sounds complicated, but their work speaks for itself. Students are still working, but these are off to a great start! Sorry for the delayed post! Last Monday, the third graders painted their Darumas, and today, they pulled out their designs from their sketchbooks and completed their dolls with Sharpies.
They had a busy day- and spent the remainder of class working on a drawing to advocate for clean water as a part of the citywide "Green City, Clean Water" competition. More details to come when they continue their drawings next class! |
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