Mondrian inspired art by 1st Grade —And —Winter Sheep by Special Education!

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Mondrian inspired artwork -1st Grade

This fun art lesson also connects to math! While revisiting what the primary colors are, first graders also learn about the life and artwork of Piet Mondrian, continue to learn about various lines (horizontal and vertical) and learn about geometric shapes while creating their artwork.

After reviewing the artwork and life of Piet Mondrian, students created their own Mondrian inspired creations!

On day 1- Students first stamped black lines on 12×18″ white paper using a cut piece of cardboard that had been dipped into black tempera paint. We reviewed horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. We discussed how the stamped lines had to connect and touch each other in order to create a shape- rectangles, squares, triangles etc.

On day 2- Students then carefully colored in a chosen selection of shapes with primary colors, (using markers), leaving some shapes white.

Learning Goals:

-Learn about the artist Piet Mondrian and his artwork

-Be able to identify primary colors, and use them in their art

-Be able to identify and create horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines within artwork

-Be able to Identify and create shapes within artwork

-Understand that shapes are lines that connect

 

 

 

WINTER SHEEP BY MY SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES

On day 1- Students painted snow and snowflakes with white tempera paint on construction paper, then sponged on grey clouds. They then painted some bubble wrap with white acrylic paint.

On day 2- Students glued on strips of black construction paper for the sheep’s legs, brown strips for the fence, glued on the cut out sheep, then added google eyes!

These turned out so adorable! Thank you blps_art (via Instagram)!

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3D Winter Mug —Art Video Tutorial!

Students in 3rd grade will be creating these fun 3D winter mugs soon! 

I plan on showing this video to my students, before and during the creating process during art class. The video discusses the Elements of Art focusing on: Line, Shape, Color, Form and Texture. I also discuss perspective and the principle of art Variety, and share some tips when using oil pastels.

Parents, and art educators…..I would LOVE to hear some feedback! Email me at mfilmore@naschools.net

This is my 3rd art video tutorial I’ve made. To view other art video tutorials either select “Art Instruction Videos” under the menu list OR click here!

Thanks for checking out my blog!!  Lesson inspired from Melanie LaBonte

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HOLIDAY LIGHTS! – 5TH GRADE

This fun lesson only took 2 (40 minute) art classes!

Just enough time for a couple of my 5th grade classes to create them before winter break!!

Steps to the lesson with pics below! 

A big THANKS to artwithmrsnguyen for this fun lesson idea!

Students did such a fantastic job creating these beauties I can’t help but post a ton!!

Day 1 (of 2) 

Step 1: Draw a wavy line in the middle of a piece of 12×18” black construction paper using pencil. Then  go over your line with colored OIL PASTEL (can be 1 color/or a line of a combination of colors!)

Step 2: On a separate piece of black construction paper (cut to 6”x18”) Trace 6 bulbs using a bulb tracer with pencil. (I created these bulb tracers ahead of time from thin cardboard sheets found from the back of printmaking foam board packages-great way to recycle and it’s free!)

 

Step 3: Outline each bulb first, using oil pastel, then fill in -pressing hard- so the color is more vibrant. Leave the rectangular base (bulb socket) black. (***I have small scrap pieces of black paper for students to test out colors first- to see if they like the way it looks on black paper -before using on final bulbs)

Then add a small white curved line near the top to make it look like it’s shiny and reflecting light, a “cursive L shape” for the filament near the base, and 4 white straight lines in the bulbs base using a white oil pastel.

Step 4: Finish the remaining 5 bulbs the same way, using different colors. (If you  want- they can be all the same color or a mix with some the same color)

 

 

Day 2:

Step 1: Trace 6 bulbs along wire line where you want them with pencil using the bulb tracer.

 

Step 2: For each bulb tracing on the wire line-using a white CHALK pastel, draw a thick white line just inside the pencil line a bit, on each of the bulb tracings. Do this with ALL 6 bulbs.

 

Then, smudge with your finger going outward (going away from the bulb and smudging in one direction) to create a glow effect!

Step 3: Then using the same color CHALK PASTEL as each of your OIL PASTEL bulbs—go over the same white line with colored CHALK pastel thickly. Smudge outward again with your finger. Do all 6 bulbs with the chalk on the black paper.

(To avoid blending colors, use a different finger for each color when smudging).

 

 

 

Step 4: Cut out each colored OIL PASTEL bulb from the 6”x18” strip of black paper.

Each time you cut one out, glue the back of it using a glue stick, and glue down in place over the traced bulb with chalk smudges- (glue down matching each bulbs color with chalk pastel smudges). I have students glue them down immediately after cutting so cut bulbs wouldn’t get mixed up with other students bulbs.

 

And there you have it!! So easy and so Fun!!

 

 

 

 

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GLOWING WINTER TREES

This was a fun, quick lesson (it actually only took about 15-20 minutes to make!), and a great way to wrap up the week before the holiday break!!!

 

 

 

 

Students used a tree tracer from cardboard to trace a tree on a sheet of 9×12″ 80# drawing paper.

They could design their trees anyway they wanted with markers.

 

 

Then on a separate sheet of 9×12″ black construction paper, they traced the tree again using pencil. White chalk pastel was then used to draw a thick line along the inside of their tree line.

 

Kids then smudged the white chalk going away from the tree, in one direction, with their finger to make a glowing effect.

 

 

 

Students then cut out their trees, glued the back of it with a glue stick, and glued down within their glowing lines on their black paper.

 

 

 

Kids had a lot of fun with this mini-lesson, and wanted to make more!

Gotta give a shout out to mrsallainart and 2art.chambers (Two awesome art teachers on Instagram) who had the idea first! Thanks for the idea!

 

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