Tree-ish

  KG2 students enjoyed Peter H. Reynolds book, Ish, in class today. It's a story that celebrates creativity and helps us understand that not everyone sees things in the same way.

Later in our class students examined a bonsai tree very closely. They touched the leaves, the soil, the bark and twigs. They also looked carefully to identify curved lines, straight lines, angles and circles. When they went away to draw, the KG2 students kept their eyes on the tree and looked very carefully. Below are a few examples of their work. 

They decided to title it this project Tree-ish :) -A great title, I think. 

Although some students think that their drawings look very realistic. What do you think?

These drawings took about 15 minutes.

Students loved using charcoal to draw in their art books.

Students touch the tree to identify different kinds of lines.

These guys tried white chalk on black paper.

Lines: Inspired by Vashti

Grade 3 are reading The Dot by Peter H Reynolds in class this week. Like the  main character, Vashti, we are exploring. Here the students are investigating their first element of art: line. They are making as many different kinds of lines as they can with paint and drawing tools. Students gave their lines names and shared with each other. We also explored Line in the Artist's Toolkit. Look for it in the 'Get Inspired' section on the left side of the blog.