2nd Grade Kente Cloth

In January I start art projects for Black History Month.  Today my 2nd graders were introduced to kente cloth from Ghana.  After viewing some of the cloth, they created their own with oil pastels and construction paper.  We talked about the importance of color and pattern in our designs.

The Eyes Have It

8th graders followed a lesson plan from United Art and Education, which is part of a competition.  I can't decide if I like the realistic eyes or the abstracted eyes.

Students in 8th grade art learn more about themselves and modern art.  Following this assignment they started their self-portraits.