The focus of the 5th grade curriculum is on learning about historically important art movements, styles, and cultures from around the world. Most art projects are centered around a culture and their artistic style which inspires our art-making process.
We meet in the art room with Mrs. Long once a week for 40 minutes.
We meet in the art room with Mrs. Long once a week for 40 minutes.
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Inspired by artist Shandor Alexander, students learned how to use Wacom drawing tablets and Google Canvas to create layered landscapes.
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Students learn about ancient Egypt and their burial practices. From there, students use stencils and the slab-build method to create the base of their jars. After, students create a lid with the "spirit" animal that represents them best. Finally, after clay is fired, students use acrylic paint to give color to their jars.
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Students painted foam bowls that would later be turned in to round looms to support their weave. Students learned how to appropriately create a loom, secure their warp, and weave their weft using yarn of their choice.
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After studying Collaborations Between Container & Tree and analyzing how nature can interact with other media to create art, students created ceramic vessels that were later used to hold vegetation. The students were given an animal theme and were asked to think critically about the design of their animal in order for it to interact with the vegetation planted within.
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Students analyzed the work of Lily Yeh and her community art before creating their own community murals for the school's space-themed anual fundraiser. By using small paper mosaic tiles, students created space-related images that when combined created a mural displayed in the main entrance of the school.
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Students learn about art and process from the aboriginal peoples of Australia. Using their style as inspiration, students use a cotton swab and acrylic paint to create an image of things that are important to them.
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Students use a combination of yarn and clothes pins to create worry dolls. When they are finished, students write a worry on paper and turn it into an envelope to seal their worry in.
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Students learn about the ancient art of Japanese Marbling before creating their own prints. Students use their prints to create small sketchbooks by using a simple book-binding stitch.
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Students learn about the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday to remember and honor the dead. After learning about ofrendas and sugar skull traditions, student create small skulls from clay. While we wait for our clay to dry before going into the kiln, we combine classes and watch the movie Coco. After our skulls have been fired, students paint them with bright colored paint, gems, glitter, and other decorations.
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