I love this task as an introduction to art, or it could also be a great reflection at the end of the quarter. The students created 1/2 and 1/2 drawings of their choice, which were layered in Superimpose onto a Wordfoto background. The words had to share their interests and characteristics. Snapseed was used to... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUeykG6JrgM This is the third group to do this task, and it just keeps getting better and better. STEP 1: SPONGE PAINTING FROM A PHOTO RESOURCE STEP 2: PUT THE GALAXY INTO MEGAPHOTO FOR A MOVING BACKGROUND STEP 3: TURN A SELFIE INTO A DIGITAL PORTRAIT ON PROCREATE STEP 4: CREATE AN ANIMATION FOR THE... Continue Reading →
Prior Learning: "BUILDING SKILLS AND CONCEPTS" - were written in a previous post HERE. Now, the students are hard at work building their birdcage sculptures. Some students have been very fast while others are focusing on the smaller details. The students were reminded of the main techniques introduced earlier, and encouraged to use tutorials when needed.... Continue Reading →
This is a task I use with my grade 6 students when some students are still working, and others are finished. They are shown a few images as samples and are asked to figure it out by themselves. I love seeing their creative ideas take shape. What I loved the most was how they ask... Continue Reading →
This is one of my all time favourite units, because it really encourages the students to work independently as artists. They have to plan, research, design, construct, critique and evaluate, while also managing their time. It's a HUGE unit, but so worth it! It is one of the only units I have kept as a... Continue Reading →
Social Studies is doing a large collaborative unit, involving all subject areas. We were asked to present a 2 lesson, mini introduction to a legacy of Greece. I chose Greek vases because this was really successful last year. However, last year I taught it as a whole unit, which meant the students didn't choose art... Continue Reading →
An Introduction to Surrealism We began our unit by viewing this video, afterwards we discussed what we learnt and what we thought Surrealism was. https://youtu.be/DRlpD-iEnMQ The students then played a Surrealist game. They listed 1-10 in their books and next to each number wrote 10 random things. As I called out the numbers they had... Continue Reading →
During quarter 3, the grade 7 students will be creating Surrealist birdcage sculptures. This year, I thought I'd try something different to prepare my students (not only for the birdcage sculpture but for grade 8 sculpture.) I introduced three two-lesson art challenges, with a variety of groupings. The goal of this task was not only... Continue Reading →
During the last three weeks of quarter 2, the grade 7 students were learning about printmaking techniques. They began by collecting 4 of their favourite heroes. Then they explained the characteristics of a hero, and defined an "unsung" hero. To begin with, the students were told nothing about printmaking. They were given a piece of... Continue Reading →
