I regularly incorporate a variety of art activities with Prep students (Foundation/Reception/first year of primary school) to explore and reinforce the use of primary colours. This particular project not only revisited primary colours but also focused on the elements of line and shape, while introducing students to basic sewing techniques using hessian (burlap). I chose … Continue reading Sewing on Hessian~ Prep-Yr 1
I introduced the students to some collages of snails by Clare Youngs, a designer and illustrator from the UK. We discussed how she might have made her artworks and the colours and shapes used. For our activity, students chose a colour scheme of three colours: warm, cool, primary or secondary colours. They used those colours … Continue reading Colour and Pattern Snail~ Year 1-2
The theme of 'change' is a perennial one in primary school, and for Prep students, caterpillars to butterflies along with Eric Carle's 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' is a wonderful inspiration for art lessons. Last year's Preps made painted paper caterpillar & butterfly collages which were amazing. This year in the classroom they were looking more … Continue reading Hungry Caterpillars & Beautiful butterflies ~ Prep art lesson
The students in Year 1 & 2 had been on a community walk with their teachers down to the shops and services like the police station and library in our local area. In Art class we listed all the places they saw or know, like the local shops, supermarket and cafes. We had a discussion … Continue reading Places in my Community~ James Rizzi inspired. Yr 1-2 art lesson
Children used pre-cut shapes to assemble a house shape with white or coloured squares for windows and the number of people in their family. They draw a face of each family member on the squares. Shutters (patterned paper) are added over the window squares and cut so they open in the middle. A background for … Continue reading Collage/Mixed Media Houses- & Paper Bag Houses~Prep art lesson
As part of a theme of Growth and Change, Year 1 & 2 discussed changes in the weather and the seasons and nature. We talked about the traditional seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter and learnt about the seven Aboriginal Seasons of the Kulin Nation (Melbourne and south central Victoria) by viewing a Calendar. … Continue reading Frog Life Cycle~ Year 1/2 Mixed media art lesson
Fauvist Cows ~ water soluble pastel LEARNING INTENTIONS: Students will explore the Fauvist movement by drawing a cow and and colouring with bold, bright colours. To follow a guided drawing of a cow’s head and use bold colours, like the “Fauves”. SUCCESS CRITERIA: I can follow directions to draw a large cow’s head that fills … Continue reading Fauvist Cows~ by Prep/ Foundation
The Prep students made a mixed media artwork of the cow jumping over the moon from the nursery rhyme “Hey Diddle Diddle, the cow jumped over the Moon". The foil moon idea came from @monpetitsoukdidees and it worked really well. They used SHAPE to help them draw parts of a cow using a rectangle for … Continue reading “The Cow Jumped over the Moon!” Prep Art lesson
LEARNING INTENTIONS: To learn about Picasso’s abstract portraits showing different views of facial features, including portrait of Dora Mar and the Weeping Woman. To create portraits to show emotion in the style of Picasso. SUCCESS CRITERIA: I can talk about some abstract portraits by Picasso. I can explore different facial features to make abstract Picasso … Continue reading Colour and Emotion: Picasso Portraits ~Year 1-2 art lesson
LEARNING INTENTIONS: To learn about the Primary Colours To learn about line and shape To learn about the artist Alexander Calder SUCCESS CRITERIA: I can use the primary colours in a digital artwork. I can use various lines and ORGANIC shapes in an artwork. I know that Alexander Calder made artworks and mobiles that often … Continue reading Primary Colours- Alexander Calder inspired ipad art – Year 1
