Kindergarten is reading Giraffes can't dance and creating the background for our dancing zebras.
First grade is learning about the artist Georgia O'Keeffe and we start this lesson by reading My Name Georgia. They are then creating flowers that are BIG the way Georgia saw them.
Second Graders are learning some of the tricks that can be created by art. We are watching the movie Behind the Scenes to demonstrate that the eye can be fooled by colors and size and will be using this idea in our next project.
Third grade have been learning about the artist Claude Monet and recreating his famous Japanese bridge paintings using oil pastels and cut paper. These are coming out quite striking!
Fourth grade have had the privilege of learning about the whole process that it takes to create yarn that we are weaving with. Mrs. Stewart is demonstrating many of these steps using her spinning wheel and carder. She is also sharing the book Weaving the Rainbow.
The fifth graders have jumped into the world of design by creating their own shoes inspired by famous artists. Each child has their own artist that they are researching and learning about their life. They will be presenting their shoes and information about the artists so we can all learn more about these inspiring people. We have been using a variety of books but the majority of them are from Mike Venezia's (a Napervillian) collection of artist books.
