Warm and Cool Dragonfly Art Project

Since spring has arrived I have been so excited to do this warm and cool watercolor project with the students.  They had to envision zooming in on a dragonfly sitting on a flower.  The goal was to use warm and cool colors to contrast the dragonfly from the flower.  At the beginning, the students looked at the entire project with a little bit of overwhelm.  I showed them how to break down each part, and they went to sketching out their dragonfly and flower with no problem!  These paintings turned out so beautiful!

Glue Outlined Oil Pastel Project

This last week we completed an art project that involved some new materials and techniques for us.  With spring being in the air, our focus was on creating flowers in our project.  The technique was different than any other project we had done this year.  On a piece of black construction paper, the students drew their floral designs in pencil.  Then we went over the pencil with a thick white glue border.  The glue dried overnight, and over the next few days the students used oil pastels to fill in their flowers.  They loved using the oil pastels because they blend so nicely to make new colors.  This was a very fun project!

Happy Snowmen

The class was so excited to start art with Miss Potter this last Thursday!  I also love doing art in the classroom and early last week we made happy snowmen.  This project fits this class so well... happy snowmen to represent happy students.

Cute Holiday Reindeer

December is such a magical time in a primary classroom.  You can feel the holiday spirit in the air! We began one of our holiday art projects on Thursday- these adorable reindeer.  The students followed step by directions for drawing their reindeer, but I always emphasize that I want them to look unique to each student.  I love how our projects all look different and special based on the student that made it.  These will be up in our hallway soon!

Fall Tree Art Project

I just love these beautiful trees the 2nd graders finished last week!  Doing art in the classroom is one of my favorite things because it allows to the students to show off their creativity.  Even though with this project we are creating a similar image, I tell the students that I think it's fantastic that all of our projects are unique to the student and look different from each other!