3rd Grade Thank You for Student Teacher

Mrs. Morrow asked me if I could help her students make a thank you for their student teacher. This is the idea we came up with. Each student made created a flower print using Styrofoam to engrave their printmaking plate. They pulled two prints of their flower.

Then they took turns drawing, coloring, and painting the vase and background.

Three students glued all of the flowers in place.

Da-TA!

Cityscape Chalk Drawing Fourth Grade

Cityscape Chalk Drawing

Teacher: Abby Kuhn
Grade Level: Fourth Grade
Time Allocated: 45 Minutes

Objective:
Students will be able to create a layered cityscape drawing using chalk to illustrate the illumination of city lights.

Alabama Course of Study Standard:
ACOS.4.1         Produce two- and three- dimensional works of art with a variety of traditional and digital processes, materials, subject matter, and techniques.

Motivation:
View video about artist’s city inspired sculpture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DItOuqoNL4

View images of cityscape artwork.

Vocabulary:
Chalk
Cityscape
Layer
Illumination

Materials:
Black Construction Paper
Color Chalk
Scrap Poster Board for cutting buildings
White paint

Procedure:

Day	The Teacher will	The Students will
One	Watch: Video of cityscape sculpture. View: Images of cityscape artwork. Demonstrate: The instructor will demonstrate how draw a cityscape on scrap poster board and cut it out. After the cityscape has been cut out, lay the piece on top of black construction paper and brush over the top of the city with colored chalk to create the illustration of light coming from the buildings. Repeat as needed.	Create: The students will  draw a cityscape on poster board, cut it out, layer the pieces, brush with colored chalk, and repeat as needed to create a layered chalk cityscape drawing.

Assessment:
The instructor will use the following check list an informal assess.

Objective	Mastered	Attempted
Students will be able to create a layered cityscape drawing using chalk to illustrate the illumination of city lights.

3rd Grade Matisse Collage

There is a display of third grade's Matisse inspired construction paper collage. We learned about organic shapes and read Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors by Jane O'Connor.