Joan Miro

I have absolutely loved this lesson! Since Joan Miro is our artist of the month, I decided to do a lesson for K-2 based on his work. The results have been super! I have also decided that each lesson will have a different class displayed in my bulletin board. This time I chose Ms. Lisa Renfroe's Kindergarten class! Great work guys!

We began with a PPT and discussed several of Miro's works. We then drew out lines and shapes using a pencil. After I checked the students work, they began to trace over ALL their lines with a Sharpie marker. After everything was traced they colored in the SHAPES. They then finished by using watercolor pallets to paint the background.

The whole class on the board!

Love the human figure :)

Happy, happy, happy!

I absolutely adore my over-the-door drying rack that was purchased for me from Dick Blick! It's perfect to fit all of my classes paintings for a day! Find The Original Rackaway Drying Rack here!

Rene Magritte

Yay! Another artist study! I love teaching my students about different artists and creating projects based on their work. They had a blast discussing "The Son of Man" by Magritte. I had one girl say that the apple fell off a tree and got stuck on his hat and that's why it was in front of his face. Great logic! I had each student visually divide their paper in 1/3 (hello, math!) and draw a hat at the top, their favorite food in the center, and a shirt on the bottom. They are turning out so well! Here's a few in the process...

 She's very detailed and one of my best students!

Yuck! That water needs to be changed! 

Fab strawberry! 

And a few that have been completely finished...

He really did a great job personalizing his portrait.

4th Grade Bulletin Board