Here in San Diego there will not be a white Christmas. But
it’s cold by my standards and I’m wearing layers and a knit hat as I type.
Brrrrr…
My art students have been working on Winter Wonderland art
pieces, and I thought I’d share a few pieces of their art.
I have photos of art from only three of the nine grades I
teach. This is because after teaching this week I was grading and returning
hundreds of pieces of art. Photos were not on the top of my mind. But I hope
you enjoy the small collection you’ll see.
My youngest students did mixed-media Christmas trees. They
colored the tree, and then decorated it. Each tree was supposed to have seven
or eight plastic beads as ornaments. However…certain first graders were very
excited about the beads and some students used far more than their allotted
share. (I can’t really blame them—and I’m glad they were enthusiastic about the
project.) But when I realized we had a bead shortage, I needed a Plan B because my next class (Kindergarten) would get a measly two
beads per kiddo. And that would not do. Even Charlie Brown’s minimalist Christmas
tree had more cheer than that. So I announced to the kids that we were going to
use small pieces of Origami paper as ornaments. As everyone knows, Plan B can
be even better than the original plan. (Just ask Santa. Rudolph was his Plan B,
and hey, the rest is history.) I really like the colors and patterns of the
origami paper on the trees.
My
older students made mixed-media winter scenes using paint and paper collage
techniques. We started out by flattening paper cupcake liners and folding them
so that the kids could cut symmetrical snowflakes.
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| 4th grade artist |
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| 4th grade artist |
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| 4th grade artist |
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| 4th grade artist |
We needed a relatively quick project as this quarter is very
choppy, with Thanksgiving and Winter breaks. All the snowflakes are unique and
I think the kids did a terrific job. The eighth graders’ work was more
finessed, but I like all the snowy scenes the kids created.
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| 8th grade artist |
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| 8th grade artist |
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| 8th grade artist |
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8th grade artist
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Wherever you are, whatever you’re celebrating this month, be
merry and bright.
