Week of 9/23/2024 - UTK, K and 1st Grade

 This week UTK, K and 1st grade students returned to works on creating patterns with lines.

UTK and kinder students looked at the book Fall leaves fall by Zoe Hall and we discussed how some trees have leaves change colors in the fall!

I gave UTK students a piece on poster board that already had a fall leaf traced on it. Students created patterns by combining lines to fill their leaf. They then traced all pencil lines with black Sharpie, erased pencil lines and used fall water colors to fill their leaves. I reminded students to wash their paint brushes and dry them before dipping it in another color.

I gave kinder students  the templates of leaves and acorns. They picked one of their choice and traced it using a pencil. They too added line patterns with pencil and traced them using a black Sharpie marker. After erasing pencil lines, I had them color on a piece of tin foil with washable markers in fall colors. I sprayed the foil with water after which students pressed it on to their leaf/ acorn and saw the beautiful colors get transferred!!! It was a big "wow" moment for all and I love this lesson every year!

1st graders looked at the works of artist Ben Eine and we noticed how he uses letters and changes them using patterns, bright colors and organic shapes. I had traced the first letter of every student's name on a large piece of poster board using a pencil. Each student  erased the base of their letter and added an organic shape in the style of the artist. Once done, they each added line patterns using Sharpie markers in various colors and used twistable color pencils to  color the background.