Weeks of 10/13/25 and 10/20/25 - Second rotation with 4th and 5th grades

 4th graders returned to create prints. Students used warm and cool color neon oil pastels on a 12" square white cardstock with cool and warm color neon oil pastels. during the first one hour 20-minute class incorporating symmetry.

During the next class, they created a design using self-adhesive form on cardboard and incorporated rotational symmetry for the print!

Fifth graders started designing their Chess piece on Tinkercad. I gave each student their class code and student code, we practiced how to log on to the website and used several tools together. Students created a sketch using up to four geometric shapes on their paper and created their piece using forms on Tinkercad. 

During the next class, we created buildings using one point perspective. Students first created a vanishing point on a 11" X 14" card stock and drew six shapes using a pencil. We then used a ruler to connect the corners to the vanishing point to make it appear three dimensional. Students used color pencils to color their buildings, add line patterns to the top and also add streets if they wished to.

5th grade students also created a marigold artwork for Zamorano's Dia De Los Muertos display at Old Town! Students used neon oil pastels for their works, and 40 student works have been on display for two weeks with a black light so they could "glow"!

Our school was featured in the Sunday newspaper as well :)

Here is the link - https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/25/san-diego-unified-student-artists-honor-the-dead-grandparents-pets-and-freddie-mercury/

Weeks of 9/29/25 and 10/6/25 - Second rotation with 2nd and 3rd grades

 2nd and 3rd graders returned for 2 weeks of rotation with me.

2nd graders worked on a tint-shade lesson inspired by the book Monochromatic Dan. I wanted students to use a ruler for this lesson. They first wrote their name and room # on a 11" X 14" posterboard using a pencil. They then used a ruler to create 6 lines. I showed them how the lines needed to go from one side of the paper to the other and how they needed to hold the paper so the ruler wouldn't move while they drew lines. 

Students then created an organic or geometric shape of their choice on the blank side of the paper and also created 6-7 lines using a pencil such that it divided their space into smaller shapes. Students traced all pencil lines using a black Sharpie.

Each student selected a cool color of their choice in tempera paint a few shapes inside their organic/ geometric shape. I gave them white paint to mix in to create their first tint, paint a few more shapes and then finally white paint once more to paint the remaining shapes.

Students returned next class and selected a warm color of their choice to paint the shapes outside. I gave them black paint two times to create two different shades to finish painting their shapes to complete their work. This lesson took two classes to complete.

Students also worked on a castle lesson. We looked at castles from around the world to see how they were similar/ different. Students practiced drawing and combining a variety of lines and shapes that they could use in their final work. 

During the next class, students cut, arranged and organize sparkly scrapbooking paper (that I received as donation) to create their castle inspired by the one they saw and chose from the previous week. They used metallic markers to add details and complete their work!

3rd graders returned to create postage stamps. Each student selected a country, currency and value for their stamp. They searched on Google for famous landmarks from the country of their choice and created 4 sketches on their planning sheet. They selected one sketch to use in their final artwork. They used color pencils to color their landmark and the colors of the flag of that country for the background using watercolors. This took us three one-hour classes to complete.

Students also painted their donuts that I fired! We used acrylic paint in a variety of colors in the style of the artist Jae Young Kim. I love how these turned out!!!