May Project: Cartoon Faces

Project title:  Cartoon Faces

Description:

• Second and third grade artists learned the important components of a successful cartoon:
• simple lines and shapes
• facial features
• expression/personality
• color choices
• Students drafted a number of cartoon faces and enlarged their favorite.  This face was transferred on to acetate.  Color was added using sharpie markers (transparent) or paint markers (opaque).  Last, students made word bubbles for their cartoon characters

Vocabulary:

• Cartoon
• Transparent
• Opaque

Resources:

• Internet images

Materials:

• Sharpies
• Paint markers
• Acetate

Examples of Student Work:

April Project: BUGS!

Project Title:  BUGS!

Description:

• Scientific illustrations and looking closely was the topic of our bug unit.  Students learned to observe and record what they actually saw as if the bug was under a microscope.  Artists were encouraged to "crop" their picture and to add three different textures to their oil pastel work.  Bug facts were recorded on the back of the picture.

Vocabulary:

• Crop
• Magnify
• Texture
• Tint

Resources:

• Assorted bug books from our SES library

Materials:

• Oil pastels
• Bristol

Examples of Student Work: