Welcome to the 2016-17 American School of Warsaw 2nd grade Art Class site. We meet twice a week for 40 minutes. Once we do the first couple of lessons will be dealing with getting to know each other, getting familiar with the art room, the routine and rules in the classroom. We will also be doing a few art assessments for me to get to know your child strengths and weaknesses. As soon as we start to produce some art work you will be given a short description of the project and its objectives as well as some examples of students' work.
I hope that you will enjoy seeing their work and progress throughout the year.
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Warm/cool color Handprint pattern watercolor and crayon resist painting
Who doesn’t love watching the “magic” happen when you paint watercolors over crayons! I LOVE it- Watercolor and crayon resist paintings are among my favorite art projects! It is also a good cross-curriculum lesson with Science and Art. Oil & water don’t mix and we see a perfect visual example of this when we paint watercolors over the crayons. This is a fun mixed-media lesson!!
Teaching the principles of art to elementary students can sometimes be a challenge, especially the younger students. Coupling the lesson with examples of rhythm in music and rhythm in poetry helps make audible connections to the concept. So when presenting a lesson on pattern, repetition, and rhythm find good music & poetry examples to begin the lesson with. I had them practice making patterns. We also learned about warm and cool colors as well as explored overlapping concept in this project.
Teaching the principles of art to elementary students can sometimes be a challenge, especially the younger students. Coupling the lesson with examples of rhythm in music and rhythm in poetry helps make audible connections to the concept. So when presenting a lesson on pattern, repetition, and rhythm find good music & poetry examples to begin the lesson with. I had them practice making patterns. We also learned about warm and cool colors as well as explored overlapping concept in this project.
