It's That Time of Year Again!

Welcome Back! Look What We've Been Up To!

Welcome back to school and art class at JRB! We have had a very productive first month and are excited to start our second rotation. Here is what students in grades 1-5 completed during rotation 1:

Grade 1:
Students learned about line direction including vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines. They then created a drawing with a nature theme using these three as well as curved lines. Their ideas were quite imaginative!

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Grade 2:

Students learned about organic and geometric shapes. We read the book The Monster Who Lost His Mean by Tiffany Haber and created either "Onsters" or monsters out of shapes.

Grade 3:

Students learned how to use geometric shapes as the basis for realistic drawings. They were challenged to make an entire drawing using only geometric shapes.

Grade 4:

Positive and negative space was the focus for students in grade 4. They learned about the Japanese art form, Notan, and created their own.

Grade 5:

Mandalas helped students to learn about the concept of radial symmetry. They created designs that depicted aspects of themselves.

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Kindergarten: Color and Light

Kindergarteners have been learning about primary, secondary, warm and cool colors. 

They have also recently begun to learn about value, or light and dark.

3D Forms, and Choice, Cont.

Students at all levels spent time throughout February and March learning about three-dimensionality and building sculptures. Students also continued working on choice-based projects of their own.

Grade 1: Louise Nevelson-style Found Object Assemblage Sculptures

Grade 2: Native New England Bird Sculptures in the style of Alexander Calder

Choice-based Projects

Grade 3: Alberto Giacometti-inspired Wire Figure Sculptures

Students used these figurative sculptures in Tech class to create animations:

 Choice-based Projects

Grade 4: African-inspired Masks from Found Objects

Choice-based Projects

Grade 5: Garden Gnomes with Accessories