1st Grade Art Page

Dinosaur Drawings
After the students learned about fossils, First we discussed how you can draw just about anything by starting with basic shapes. Then, we drew three dinosaurs and outlined them with sharpies. Students finished them with oil pastels and crayons.

Ceramic Fossils:
Students learned about the amazing world of fossils and dinosaurs. We created ceramic fossils by pressing sea shells in to clay. After they were fired, we painted them black. To finish them, we added metallic rubbings to help the fossils stand out!

Faith Ringgold Story Quilts
Students were introduced to Faith Ringgold and her amazing story quilts. After reading her book "Tar Beach", students sketched themselves on fabric flying over Boulder. We then colored them with crayons and framed them with pieces of fabric.

Winslow Homer Landscape Watercolors
Students studied the art of Winslow Homer. We discussed horizon line and different ways to create a Colorado landscape. Students then used three watercolor techniques to paint their landscapes including: wet on wet, wet on dry, and dry on dry.

Blue Dog Critique
After completing their George Rodrigue Blue Dogs, students participated in an IB Art discussion. Students discussed things about their art work that they liked and offered suggestions on how to make them better. Students also used the IB attitiudes to describe their feelings about creating their art.

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George Rodrigue Blue Dogs
Students studied the "Blue Dog" paintings of New Orleans contemporary artist, George Rodrigue. We practiced drawing our own "blue dogs" and then colored them in with oil pastel. We then created elaborate backgrounds using watercolors and a wax resist.

Matisse Still-life with Goldfish
Students studied the artist Henri Matisse and his use of patterns. We made our own still-lifes with goldfish and created detailed backgrounds of different patterns. Students learned about overlapping, color theory, and painting techniques!

Ancient Greek Amphorae
Students studied the ancient Greeks and their famous amphoraes (vases). First we learned about symmetry and the technique of folding paper and cutting a shape so that you have the same on both sides. Then we mixed yellow red together to create our very own "terra-cotta" color. Finally, we used black to paint designs/patterns and tell stories on them.

First Grade Art 2004-2005

First Grade Art 2005-2006