5th and 6th grade art has been fun and busy this year! My students are enjoying the different projects and adding their own personalities into the projects they are creating. We read the book, "Giraffes can't dance" and students created their own dancing giraffe. I have done well taking pictures of the first class which is much smaller than the second class. I get rather busy keeping tabs on where students are and what they need that my camera gets left on the podium at the front of the room!
We also read a story about a Beautiful Blackbird and created a blackbird with lots of color behind along with a setting sun.
Right before heading out on Christmas break, we looked at the art of James Rizzi who created a lot of paintings based off the skyscrapers in New York City. They began by cutting off the side pieces from large cardboard boxes, then drew several rectangular shapes to create a skyscraper with a dome or other shape at the top if desired. They cut out their skyscraper with box cutters. One student told me his mom would never trust him with a box cutter!! I kept a close eye but everyone did a great job only cutting the cardboard and not the table or carpet. :)
After cutting out their skyscrapers, they began using acrylic paint to paint their buildings a solid color for each different shape. The first class in these photos began their project slightly different and started the detail work right away. I had the second class follow the more basic instructions. When students return to school next week, they will add more details then create a stand so their building can stand up (hopefully!).
Do you see this student's eyes? He wanted to create a huge long skinny tractor which wasn't going to work with the project instructions. I gave him some suggestions and ideas for how he could implement tractors later in his building. He wasn't too keen on my ideas...as you can tell! He got over it. :)
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