We are all finally getting into a nice groove in the art rooms. Second grade learned about painter Paul Klee and his use of geometric shapes. They had an open ended project where they were to draw anything they wanted (using geometric shapes like Klee). Instead of using a pencil, they experimented with drawing with glue. This required them to turn any "mistakes" into beautiful oopses since there was no safety net of an eraser. I will post their final results after they add color. :) In Kindergarten, I once again started the year with the book "Lines That Wiggle". Students learn about a variety of different lines. After practicing these lines, they turn their creations into monsters just like the monsters in the story. They all did great!
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Welcome back to another school year at Manhattan! I am very excited to be returning from my maternity leave and to see my kiddos who I have missed very much. And this year, I have the privilege of working in the same building where two of my daughters attend school. There are a lot of changes at both buildings as our school district keeps growing. One of the changes is that I will only be teaching K - 3 this year. We keep adding new sections of classes to grade levels every year, and I am now full time between my 4 grades. Ms. Bellinger is returning for her second year and will take over all of 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th. If you do not follow the Manhattan art classrooms on Instagram yet, please do! @paintonourfingers A new change at Anna McDonald is the introduction of the team system. For my third graders, this is very similar from the family system they just left at Wilson Creek. So here is how it will work: Every student and staff member in the building will be assigned a team (all Chicago sports teams). *I am on the Bulls!* Also, the team assignments will NOT be by class, rather each student will be assigned to a team. That means that each class will have students from all five of the teams in the building. Mr. McWilliams created this system for Anna McDonald after being inspired by his visit to The Ron Clark Academy. This system will create a school culture where students will work together across classrooms and even grade levels to earn points for displaying positive behaviors. It is also intended to give students a sense of belonging and pride in their school, their team, and themselves. We kicked off the school year with a fun dance party/assembly that introduced the team system to the students. It was so much fun! Ok, so to tie into this new team system, third graders first week project were mystery grid enlargements (each being a cropped logo of one of the teams - The Bulls, The Blackhawks, The Bears, The Cubs, and The White Sox). I love these projects because of element of mystery. The moment they understand what they have created as a class is priceless! I also got some pictures this week of first grade's monoprints. We used CDs as the printing plate, two colors of tempera, and a Q-Tip to make designs. In the next class, they will use construction paper crayons to draw more details on their pictures.
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AuthorI am a K - 5th grade art teacher at Wilson Creek Elementary and Anna McDonald School in Manhattan, IL. I am also a mother of two little girls (who share my love of art)! Archives
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