Japanese Cherry Blossoms
I found this idea from http://mrosartroom.blogspot.com/2013/03/2nd-grade-ming-vases-with-cherry.html?m=1
I changed it a bit to fit the needs of my 1st graders.
I showed the students many examples of vases from Japan and we discussed the patterns and designs. I also added a couple of Rookwood pottery vases to show them the pottery around our community. Rookwood pottery is made in Cincinnati which is close to our small community of Monroe.
We first made our vases out of 12" x 9" white multi media paper. Students folded their papers in half and I taught them various ways to make half of a vase. We discussed symmetry in art and how this was a neat way to make our vases the same on both sides.
Students used blue tempera paint and painted designs on their vases (remind them to put their names on the back first!).
This was day one of the lesson (30 minutes).
On day two students glued their vases to the bottom of a 12" x 18" piece of construction paper. They painted free hand black branches and added white flower petals. I taught them how to fan their brush out to made the petals (they loved this part and was amazed at the results). The last part was to add a little pink dot in the middle of their flowers.
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