Family Crest

3rd graders are studying the history and culture behind a family crest.  They had to research their family history and heritage then apply this knowledge to their own unique Family Crests.  This was a super fun project for the kids because it was so individualized.  Notice how all the crests are unique and different.  Our crests consist of a shield, mantling, helmet, crest, last name, and at least 3 pictures which describe our families.

Expressionism with Expressions

4th grade students studied the era of Expressionism.  They created 8 different expressions from their personality, made a collage using these expressions, then added words that defined their personality.

Weaving (Pre-Project)

The students are tearing material for next weeks weaving lesson.  We will be studying the art of weaving with 4th and 5th grade students.

Mother's Day Butterflies

1st grade studies symmetry.  We discussed several different creatures there are symmetrical; including humans!  We created symmetrical butterflies for our mothers (or person that takes care of us like a mother should) for Mother's Day.

Mrs. Kern's Class

"Using our senses"  We studied many disabled artists who do not allow their differences to hinder their artistic ability.  We then created art in the way these artist create.  We used our mouths and toes to hold our paint brushes.  We blindfolded ourselves and used our hands to paint.  This was a wonderful experience!  This class makes my heart happy!

4th Grade Shoes

We used paper-mâché to design and construct shoes.  The objective was to create a durable shoe that can be worn without falling apart.  The students had to walk 3 laps around our gym without their shoe breaking.  The kids LOVED this project.  It was messy, but SO worth it!

Picasso Potato

Our life skills class studied emotions. We created Picasso Potato’s!

Studying the Color Wheel

About 5 years ago I began teaching the color wheel to kindergarteners and first graders. I quickly found it was difficult for them to imagine and understand the complexity of a real color wheel. This led me to create the giant color wheel you see in the pictures. The color disks Velcro down to the foam board. The entire wheel folds up into one pizza slice. There are also black lines (foam board) that I use to connect the colors together to create color schemes. This has been a WONDERFUL tool for the kids to truly learn and understand colors. After only a few practice rounds, kindergarteners can easily assemble the wheel.

1st graders studies the color wheel! After reviewing our primary, secondary, and triadary colors, we divided into two teams; The Real Cool’s and The Awesome Dudes. Using a stopwatch, I timed each team to see who could put the wheel together the fastest. They LOVE this game!!!