Spacing Out!

Students in grades 1-5 are learning about space and composition in art through the medium of collage. Here are some examples of the work they have been doing:

Grade 1: 

Students read the book, If the Dinosaurs Came Back, and learned about using overlapping to make objects look like they are in front of or behind one another. They created collages based on the book's illustrations using construction paper and newspaper.

Grade 2:

Students learned about the concept of showing near and far in a compositional space by making objects smaller or larger. They created construction paper collages of their choice, which demonstrate the concept.

Grade 3:

Students learned about foreground, middleground, and background and created tissue paper landscapes.

Grade 4:

Students learned about positive and negative space and created Japanese Notans.

Grade 5:

Students learned about the rule of thirds and the golden spiral, then used the concepts to create a collage of their choice.

Penguins in Perspective

Students in second grade studied the idea of space in art, learning about near and far and horizon line. They created penguin collages to demonstrate their learning:

Fourth Grade Birch Trees

Students are studying space in a work of art, more specifically atmospheric and two-point perspective. They painting winter birch trees using these techniques:

Space & Movement Projects -- 3rd Grade

THIRD GRADE

Third graders studied the work of artist Henri Rousseau and learned to created depth 

through the use of overlapping, and foreground, middle ground, and background.

Space & Movement Projects -- 1st Grade

FIRST GRADE

Kindergarten Studies Space and Movement

The kindergartners have been busy over the last couple of weeks studying movement and space in a piece of art. Students started by studying the artist Keith Haring and creating figures in his style. There is a Keith Haring for Kids website that you can check out at http://haringkids.com/. In the meantime check out some of the moves the kinders had:

Kinders also studied space in a picture through reading the book Corduroy and creating a roomy bedroom for him:

Lastly, in celebration of Groundhog Day, students learned how to make shadows and help their drawings look more real in space. They learned about burrowing animals as well:

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SPACE Projects: Students at Work