​We were covering the objectives, we can identify works of art from Africa and we can apply an additive printmaking process.  We began by looking at African Masks and discussing their similarities and differences.  We then created a collagraph printing plate of an African mask using thin cardboard from cereal boxes.  We printed the plate four times on four different African colored papers with white printing ink.  We finished by preparing our prints for display by cutting each out and mounting them onto small black or white paper and then gluing each onto a large black or white paper.

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted anything.  We've been working on lengthy projects and I haven't had pieces to post.  We began before Christmas break with clay projects and then when we got back after the New Year we've been working on weaving projects.  This project is one I've posted before but I really like it and I have a new video to go with it.  I hope you're not too disappointed.

 http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/.  If you have never viewed this site you are missing out!  

We began by reading the story "Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli" by Barbara Jean Hicks.  Then first grade drew a monster on construction paper in black oil pastel, leaving the face blank.  Then gadgets were stamped randomly across the monster.  A cityscape was then drawn for the background using oil pastel and painted with liquid watercolor.  

Finally scrap black and white construction paper was used to create eyes and a mouth for the monster.  The finished monster was cut out and glued to the front of the cityscape.  Such a fun lesson and I love the unique character that each piece has.

This is a combination of a couple of different projects I saw on Pintrest (from paintedpaperintheartroom.blogspot.com & Arapahoe Ridge Elementary on artsonia.com) and some of my own ideas or "tweaks" to cover three learning objectives. We began by working on our printmaking objective, I can create a monoprint.  We briefly discussed printmaking in art and began working on the space background paper.  We stamped a couple of circle gadgets, then used marbles and white tempera paint to roll paint across our paper to help make the space background.  This was the first time I've ever painted with marbles.  I think I had as much fun as my first graders with this activity!

During the second class, we began by designing and cutting out our spaceship.  I created a number of tag-board patterns of spaceship parts.  Each student used these patterns to design their own spaceship and then traced each pattern onto primary colored paper and cut the pieces out.  I can identify and use the Primary colors was the second learning objective we were covering.

During the final day, each student glued their spaceship pieces together and then added tissue paper for the rocket booster fire.  The last objective to cover was, I can identify the center or middle.  So I asked first grade to place their spaceship in the center of their printed paper. 

This was the first time I've taught this lesson.  Overall I think it went well.  My students really enjoyed the printmaking process and the subject matter.  We took a class off during this project to make a pinch pot out of clay and they were very excited to get back to their spaceship to finish it.  My instructional video is below.

I needed to complete some simple printmaking with my kindergartner's and this lesson is what I came up with.  We began by tracing six leaf shapes, six tulip flower shape and six daisy shapes all in permanent black marker.  I plan to modify this for next year when I teach this again.  Fewer flowers will work just as well.

Then I taped small and large bubble wrap pieces and a sheet of aluminium foil to the center of a 10 x 12" cardboard piece.  I made one of each, for five different colors, yellow-green, blue, violet, magenta and red.  Then I set up stations for each color with one small bubble wrap, one large bubble wrap and one aluminium foil.  On the aluminium foil we painted it and used a cotton swab to draw a pattern into the paint and then printed one of our traced flowers.  So the students moved around to each station and printed one of each printing plate in each of the five colors.  The students really enjoyed the process and loved printing the bubble wrap.  This took one and a half classes to complete.  (One reason we'll do less flowers next year.)

Then we used a vase template to trace onto black paper and traced with white crayon.  Using white crayon we added curved lines to break up the space and add pattern.  Then the six leaves were cut out making sure to leave some of the black marker along the edge and glue in a circle around the top of the vase.

We cut out all the flowers but four and glued them randomly along the top of the vase.  The last four flowers were cut out and we added cardboard scraps to the back of the remaining four flowers and glued to top of the vase to give some dimension to the collage.

This is one of the few lessons I came up with on my own.  With Pintrest and the internet it's just too easy to use someone else's lesson ideas.  I am very happy with how they all turned out and will teach it again next year.  I woulds love to hear what you think!

My lesson plan can be found here.  My instructional video is included below the slide show.

This lesson is from Patty at  http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/.  If you have never viewed this site you are missing out!  

We began by reading the story "Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli" by Barbara Jean Hicks.  Then first grade drew a monster on construction paper in black oil pastel, leaving the face blank.  Then gadgets were stamped randomly across the monster.  A cityscape was then drawn for the background using oil pastel and painted with liquid watercolor.  

Finally scrap black and white construction paper was used to create eyes and a mouth for the monster.  The finished monster was cut out and glued to the front of the cityscape.  Such a fun lesson and I love the unique character that each piece has.

My lesson plan is here.  My instructional video is below.