I wanted to check in to let everyone know that our academic year has gotten off to an excellent start! Classes have been going well so far, and the scholars are beginning to dig in to some exciting things they'll be learning in art this year.
If you are looking to check and see what your child is doing in art class, this is the place to be! I will be updating my blog with information for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade every couple of weeks. I had the pleasure of talking with several of you at each school's curriculum night last week and the week before. We discussed the art curriculum and expectations for each grade.
In class, we began the year discussing the basic elements and principles of art. We started with the element line, and what artists can do with different types of lines. In 3rd and 4th we moved on to an exploration of color theory. 3rd is starting their warm and cool versions of Monet's Rouen Cathedral in oil pastel. We began talking about art of the Middle Ages in 4th grade, specifically the Book of Kells and illuminated manuscripts. The scholars learned about the art history and are now creating illuminated letters of their own! 5th grade went straight from line into value, shape, and form. We began our unit on art of the Renaissance and looking at how artists use light and value to create the illusion of 3D objects. The scholars are starting to creating spheres with graphite.
I hope that everyone had a restful long weekend and I look forward to a new week of learning and creating!
Kindly,
Ms. Kober
If you are looking to check and see what your child is doing in art class, this is the place to be! I will be updating my blog with information for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade every couple of weeks. I had the pleasure of talking with several of you at each school's curriculum night last week and the week before. We discussed the art curriculum and expectations for each grade.
In class, we began the year discussing the basic elements and principles of art. We started with the element line, and what artists can do with different types of lines. In 3rd and 4th we moved on to an exploration of color theory. 3rd is starting their warm and cool versions of Monet's Rouen Cathedral in oil pastel. We began talking about art of the Middle Ages in 4th grade, specifically the Book of Kells and illuminated manuscripts. The scholars learned about the art history and are now creating illuminated letters of their own! 5th grade went straight from line into value, shape, and form. We began our unit on art of the Renaissance and looking at how artists use light and value to create the illusion of 3D objects. The scholars are starting to creating spheres with graphite.
I hope that everyone had a restful long weekend and I look forward to a new week of learning and creating!
Kindly,
Ms. Kober
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