5th grade square 1 art patterned flowers

 5th grade square 1 art patterned flowers

I found the inspiration for this lesson on the blog Newton Bateman Art Department. I'm not sure what they were teaching but I changed it to fit the needs of my lesson. Thanks for the inspiration! 

We studied the art of Romero Britto and his bright colors and patterns and then got to work. 

Students could free hand or  use a lid to trace the middle of their flower. They then added the petals and drew patterns on it with a sharpie. 

I found some pattern ideas on line for those students who needed an inspiration. 

Students used crayons to color the flower and then the last step was to paint the entire drawing with liquid watercolors. They did an amazing job! 

4th grade square 1 art pop art hearts

 4th grade square 1 art

I found this lesson on the Jamestown elementary blog. I'm not sure what they were teaching but I decided to tie it into Pop art. Andy Warhol has some great art featuring hearts and he even has a painting of an actual heart. Students are learning about the real heart in their classroom so I was so excited to find Andy Warhol's print of a human heart. Don't worry his heart doesn't look gross! It is very simplified. 

I thought I would have the students draw their own squares on the Square 1 Art paper but it was easy for me just to copy them on the copy machine. 

I provided students with a small piece of paper and reviewed with them on how to make a heart by folding their paper in half. I'm amazed with how many couldn't remember or didn't know how to make one! Students then traced their heart in each square of their paper. 

The next step was to draw various patterns in each section. I provided examples to give them inspiration but I encouraged them to come up with their own!  

Students could draw with their sharpies or draw with a pencil first and then trace them. My 4th graders then colored them with crayons and painted over them with liquid watercolors. They are beautiful! 

3rd grade self portraits

 I introduced the students to many of Van Gogh's and Frida Kahlo's self portraits and discussed the reason why artists create them. I provided a pattern for the faces of our self portraits. I think it helps the students get a good start. They then did all the rest.

Students used crayons and traced all their details with a black sharpie. We used crayons because we have more choices of skin colors. My kiddos did an amazing job!