We have had fun this year learning how the to represent some of the things we see around us with shapes, lines, and colors. First grade students are working on a collage project with an underwater life theme. We reviewed the difference between geometric and irregular shapes and looked at some ways to use both kinds to make fish and other sea life designs. After practicing drawing some designs, students cut out colorful wet and stick papers in a variety of shapes -both geometric and irregular to make a collage. Continuing this theme, we will make another origami project - sharks.
Students enjoy the process of folding paper into simple shapes and making an animal.
Plans for finishing our art curriculum in first grade this year include a sea life diorama design using modeling clay and perhaps some animal drawings. At Milton Avenue School, second grade students are using craypas to make some colorful Australian animals. They will be studying Australia as part of their classroom curriculum. Craypas blend beautifully and students will use them to color their animals in their environment realistically. Second grade students at Milton Avenue will also have the opportunity to do scratch art design before the end of the school year.