1/2 and 1/2 Posters, G6 Q3

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...

“Tradigital” Getting to Know G6

I have a new class of grade 6 students who have now been with me for a couple of weeks. This course is very exploratory, where the students complete a variety of tasks in different media in a short space of time. The first task was to draw a 1/2 and 1/2- face/ character/ animal...

G8 Sculpture Chairs Are Making Great Progress.

IMAGINE - RANDOM INPUT The students began the unit by exploring Surrealist idea generation techniques, such as random input. Words and objects were combined randomly to create unique ideas. This technique was developed further with individual and collaborative brainstorming. At this point it is about quantity, not quality. The students then shared their best ideas...

3 Weeks of Art in Grade 6

What a fantastic start to art this quarter. Despite me being away for the Learning2 conference, my students still managed to complete all the required work. From two paintings to the start of an animation- all  in just 3 weeks. Amazing! Unfortunately, we had an issue with our iPads, so the cart has been taken...

Going Digital in Grade 6

CLAY GARDEN ART We began this task by discussing photography rules and viewpoints, then we went outside to our gardens to photograph, and sketch. The students knew that they'd be using their photos to design a clay plaque, which will become a beautiful garden ornament. The students who focused on interesting angles, and extreme close...

Tints and Tones in Grade 6

The grade 6 students have jumped straight into painting. This particular task was a two lesson introduction to MONOCHROME painting skills, and SILHOUETTES. Now, that these beautiful mini-paintings are complete, the students will be learning about aerial perspective seen in landscape photography and painting. I will write more about this task, next week when their final paintings...

Q4 Grade 6

I love this introductory project because it is a very quick, easy and effective way to get to know my new class of art students. By completing this task they had to apply: creative photography, drawing, colouring, photo manipulation, brainstorming and presentation skills. To complete these portraits they experimented with the following apps: MovieFx, OrangeCam,...

WELCOME To Grade 6

My new grade 6 class has just joined me, and I couldn't be happier. They seem very keen to be in the art room and from what I have seen so far they are very creative. It's going to be a fantastic quarter! For their first task we used WordFoto, MovieFX and Superimpose to create these...