Abstract Haunted Houses

1st grade made haunted houses to celebrate the Halloween season! They learned the difference between realistic and abstract art and practices using curved lines to create a whimsical design.

Artist: n/a

Elements: Line, Shape

Concepts: Abstract, adding details, curved and wavy lines.

Materials: black construction paper, construction paper crayons

Happy Pumpkin Collage

Kindergarteners learned how to paint a pumpkin using warm colors. The next class, they cut out their paintings and added a stem and a face. After gluing on their teeth, students used construction paper crayons to decorate.

Artist: n/a

Elements: Line, Shape, Color

Concepts: Drawing large, collage, cutting

Materials: large dark blue paper, black and white paper, green paper, tempera paint, construction paper crayons, glue, scissors

Fire Safety Poster Contest

This October, students participated in a Fire Safety poster contest. I had to send them all in to the judges, and made sure to take pictures of my favorites since I knew I wouldn't be getting them back. The students were only allowed to use four colors. Here's what they came up with!