Elementary Student Art
Below are some examples of different art projects I have taught in my Elementary art classroom.
Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda
Students from every grade and multiple subjects created a Dia de los Muertos ofrenda. They exhibited their artwork, poetry, and offerings into an altar honoring their ancestors. Students from 8th grade Spanish classes taught their 4th grade buddies all about the holiday in Spanish and English and celebrated by attending the new movie Coco.
Class Printmaking Projects
3rd and 5th grade students made printing plates according to a theme. Each students printed their piece, adding to the complete project. The 3rd grade project was a end-of-the-year present for their teacher. They created collographs with their initials. The 5th graders used styrofoam to engrave pictures of endangered animals they researched and presented this print to their Science teacher at the end of the year.
3rd grade Initial Collograph Class Print
5th grade Endangered Animal Collograph Class Print
Loving-Inspired Cardboard Collage
After visiting the Baltimore Museum of Art, seeing Al Loving's, large collages, and making individual cardboard sculptures, students worked as groups and used scraps to make shapes and spirals. They colored their pieces with oil pastels and added them all together into a group sculpture creation.
Al Loving. Spiral Heaven. 1989.
5th grade. Collaborative Cardboard Collage. 2018.
Monster Collage Weavings
4th grade students learned how to weave using multiple techniques. They gave their weavings life by adding collage elements to create unique creatures.
Rabbit Robot Sculptures (Rabbbots)
5th grade students practiced additive sculpture techniques to create original robots out of card board. They had to use at least 5 different techniques, create balance, and include the major body parts.
O'Keeffe Batik Pillows
5th grade students drew flowers inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe. They redrew their designs onto canvas, dyed their pillows using a simple batik method, and stuffed and used a whipstitch to complete their pillows.
Love Monster Pots
3rd grade students applied additive ceramics techniques to sculpt creatures in honor of Valentine's Day. They had to incorporate hearts in their designs and glaze their final pieces to gift to a loved one.
Chinese Dragon Drawings
3rd grade students followed step-by-step instructions to draw a dragon for the Chinese New Year. They used patterns and textures to color their dragons in exciting and original ways.
Calavera Foil Masks
4th grade students learned about symmetry and how to draw calavera masks for Dia de los Muertos. They embossed their drawings into foil and colored them with bright colors.
Salvador Dali Self- Portraits
5th grade students learned how to draw the proportions of a face and about Surrealist master, Salvador Dali, and his painting, The Persistence of Memory.
Wire Contour Self- Portraits
3rd grade students learned how to draw contour drawings of their faces and recreated their best into a wire sculpture. They had the option to add yarn.
Modern Mona Lisa Portraits
4th grade students learned about what makes the Mona Lisa so special. Then they updated her by placing her in a more modern environment. Students practiced drawing precise body proportions to make Modern Mona look realistic.
Hundertwasser-Style School Buildings
3rd grade students were inspired by Friedrich Hundertwasser's organic and colorful style to reimagine their school built in his style. They used glue outlines and oil pastels to color and complete their designs.
Mondrian Sketchbook Covers
5th grade students studied how Mondrian used lines and primary colors to draw. They created designs with their names abstracted to decorate their sketchbooks.
Fauve School Landscapes
5th grade students took pictures of their school campus, making sure to capture perspective. They recreated their favorite view using wild colors like in The Turning Road by Fauve artist Andre Derain.
