Week of 10/17/2022 - Value with 2nd and 3rd grade

 2nd and 3rd graders started their 2nd rotation this week!

We looked at postage stamps with 3rd grade - pair share and class discussion on how every stamp has numbers written on each, the currency and the name of the country. Each student picked a country, currency and a number for their stamp. We used watercolor paper to create a landscape with pencil. Students used one color for their stamp and I gave them white tempera paint to add tints to add to each area of their landscape. It was a great experience for them to practice mixing, paint the tints and compare them to the previous ones to see how the addition of white changes the color. We will continue next week to add details to finish the stamps.

2nd grade students created art inspired by artist Jeff Koons. We first looked at his works, noticed how he combined shapes, used one color that looked light and dark depending upon where light was coming from and how large his pieces were! Students first drew the balloon dog using pencil, used oil pastel in one color and added white to create tints in their work. I showed students photos of Downtown San Diego, Belmont park, Sea World and Torrey pines beach and they each picked one place to create a scene for their balloon dog.