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ART

Kindergarteners

First Marking Period
Kindergartners were not graded.
They explored mark making with graphite and black and white oil pastels.
They drew directed line drawings with oil pastel and watercolor crayon
They made shape and texture drawings with oil pastes and watercolors
They explored torn and cut collage

Second Marking Period
Self Portrait Collage
Painting
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First Grade

First Marking Period 
Kindergartners looked at Ezra Jack Keats and learned how to look for the shapes in the body. The head is an oval, the neck is a small rectangle, the torso is a larger rectangle and the arms and legs are each made of two long ovals. Hands and feet are like ovals or trapezoids. Looking at generic photos of a standing child to use as a model, they drew self-portraits and put themselves in a place. They drew horizons or floor lines and filled the page with color.
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Fifth Grade

Fifth graders used photographs of athletes in motion as reference to produce posters promoting fitness. These five were submitted to a national contest which Mr. Bakovic brought to our attention. There will be more of the posters exhibited at the Barnes and Noble Book Fair & Art Show.
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​LINE!

Kindergartners

Kindergartners learned that everything can be drawn with curves and straight lines. They explored using watercolor to finish their line and shape samplers. 
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Grades 1 - 5

Through directed line drawings the children learned how to take the edge of the page into account when they compose. I introduced Mondrian, Rothko and Matt Madden's "20 Lines" to illustrate how artists take an idea, a favorite subject or a self-imposed rule and make variations of the work. They were delighted to see the 20 or more variations produced in one class from the same directions.
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Up next: Kindergarten and 1st grade have begun working on painted autumn landscape collages.
Grades 2-5 are learning to draw the figure in an environment.
Stay tuned!
I have an Amazon wish list  of supplies. Since I do not have a budget for materials, your help and generosity would be tremendously appreciated. Thank you!
Amazon Art Room Wishlist
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  • About PS 39
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      • Kindergarten
      • 1st Grade
      • 2nd Grade
      • 3rd Grade
      • 4th Grade
      • 5th Grade
      • Grading at PS 39
      • Optional Home Tasks
    • STAFF
    • DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
    • SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM (SLT)
    • PARENT RESOURCES
    • CALENDARS >
      • FAMILY CALENDAR
      • PA/SLT SCHOOL MEETINGS
    • PARENT ASSOCIATION (PA) >
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        • DONATE TO PS39
        • AUCTION
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  • COMMUNITY
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