5th Grade Photography Project

Ta-daaaa!  This project that my 5th graders have accomplished I am so proud of.  They have worked very hard with great results.  The first part of the project is the photography.  They are taught how to use the cameras and are introduced to Ansel Adams.  From there they learn how to create a drawing of their photo using a grid.  Students were taught how to use colored pencils in layers to create shading over their grid drawing.  The last part of the project is to create a Matisse style cut paper piece inspired by the photo.  All of this was started with taking a closer look at God's creation and asking the question "What is art?"  So the final thing students were responsible for was to answer that question in writing.  I will post some of their answers next week.

5th Grade Shading

I will be teaching my students how to use colored pencils to create their drawings from the photographs they took last week.  There will be a handout available for those who like to work independently and a mini-lesson available for those who need more instruction.  This is a new way of teaching for me.  My students have been given their rubric and an activity sheet.  They will choose what activities they need in order to meet the expectations on the rubric.  

5th Grade Art

The first unit in 5th grade art is titled God's Creation.  Our first project involves photography.  I wanted to share a few of the great photographs my students have taken.  Next they will be learning how to draw their photograph and use colored pencils to create layers of color by blending.

These photos are from 4th and 5th grade art. The 4th graders created these birch trees with watercolors from tubes. This was their first time using paint from a tube and they saw how much color such a small amount of paint can create. This idea comes from www.artprojectsforkids.org/search/label/winter. Kathy Bar bro has a great sight with lots of lesson plans.

The 2nd project is from my 5th graders. This is my sample. They create "stained glass" with tissue paper, mod podge, a sharpie, and duralar. Students have been learning about architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright. The windows imitate how FLW changed organic items into simple geometric shapes in his stained glass.