More Leaves....

Wow, how nice to do simple art, yet still get wonderful results.  Sometimes I get so caught up looking at all the new, exciting art lessons out here in blog-world, that I forget about the tried and true art lessons that bring so much pleasure to children.

Our latest Leaf Rubbings
(Hmmm, been having lots o' probs w/ pics getting turned around on my posts...
never used to happen this much.)

Fall Leaves....

Big THANKS to Mrs. Art Teacher for sharing this great lesson.
My 5th graders did their version of 2 fall leaves and it took two, 45 min. sessions.  The first session was spent practice drawing different style of leaves on scratch paper, then drawing 2 leaves with oil pastels on black.  The last part of the lesson was to color leaves and background, add the "magic white" pastel to the background color to make it glow, glue onto black background and write "Fall".

Great Job NCCS 5th Graders!

Fall Art

Super thanks to Gail from That Artist Woman for this "fall inchies" idea.  Ours are 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches sq., so technically not "inchies".  We spent 2, 45 min. sessions on this project and it really wasn't enough time.  I was rushing the students and they would've loved to have had more time to add more magazine cutout words.  Next time I'll do 3 sessions for sure.

Great Job NCCS 4th Graders!!

Darn, meant to post this one before Nov. 1st.....

Boy, Nov. 1st really snuck up fast this year, I'm already looking at the calendar and seeing that there might not be enough time to do the "Clay Nativity" project I was hoping to do this year....That big Thanksgiving break gets in the way of having art fun--oh well.
Here are the scarecrows completed by 6th graders in October.
First draw the top line of pants in middle of paper.
Make upside down "V" for pants inseam. Then add pant outer legs.
Right angles, up and out on left and right for shirt.
Then add circle head. And hat.
Add suspenders, and face.
Last the squiggly lines for straw neck, hands, feet.
And paint fall leaves all over the paper.....

Awesome scarecrows, NCCS 6ths Graders.