K5 - 1ST GRADE

 April 29, 2019

Kindergarten and first graders experimented with the primary colors, red, yellow, and blue. They used these colors to paint an entire sheet with color today. Students discovered how to make the secondary colors, orange, green, and purple! For our next art class, we will do a drawing on top of these abstract paintings. I was so proud of these students for washing their brushes between colors and keeping the tempera cakes clean! What an amazing group of students!

For their next class, kindergarten and first grade students used their observational skills to draw flowers and leaves. They used these beautiful paintings as backgrounds for their drawings. After looking closely at the flowers on the table, and slowly drawing what they saw, students used their imaginations to add embellishments such as grass, dogs, cats, etc. These will be on display for our art show, so stay tuned! 

December, 2018

We are so proud of our clay ornaments! 

Kindergarten and first grade made some wonderful textured clay ornaments! We used texture sheets and even the soles of our shoes to press interesting textures into the clay, experimenting until we got one we liked. The pieces were fired in a kiln and then we used oil pastels to add color. Finally, we dipped them into a bath of either glitter or black paint! Mrs. Nichols sprayed them with a gloss spray so they would be nice and shiny. Beautiful!

August, 2018

Welcome back to Heritage Christian Academy! We are so glad you are here! I am delighted to have the opportunity to be the art teacher again this year and I look forward to seeing the amazing work our little artists create. I will be posting pictures soon, so check back often! 

Parents, to take advantage of our time together, please encourage your children to make art at home! It is so important that they continue to develop their art skills as well as exercise the creative parts of their brains. We all know the value of the arts and hands on learning! It will help your child tremendously to have daily access to paper and drawing supplies as well as sensory materials such as play-dough and paints. For our first art class, we read a picture book about art and then did a drawing that told a story! We brought these drawings home that day.

Alabama Visual Art Course of Study Standards:

Kindergarten

Creating:

Investigate, Plan, Make 
1. Engage in self-directed exploration and imaginative play with art materials. 
b. Use motor skills to create three-dimensional art. Examples: Rolling, folding, cutting, molding, pinching and pulling clay. 
6. Share and talk about the art they are creating.
a. Use art vocabulary: line, shape, color, and pattern
Connecting:
Interpret 
14. Create art that tells a story about a life experience. Example: Create an artwork showing a personal experience.

First Grade:
Creating:

2. Explore and experiment with a range of art materials. 
a. Create two-dimensional art. 
b. Create three-dimensional art.
6. Use art vocabulary while creating art. 
b. Apply line, shape, texture in a work of art.
Texture: Smooth or rough.