Collaborative Art Tree Leaves

I always try to do a collaborative school wide project at the beginning of each school year.  

This year we made a CCE tree!

After I went over the usually first day jazz (norms, drills, expectations), it was time to start making some art.  

First, each student choose a leaf shape to trace or they could design their own shape.

Next, they added designs to tell people about who they were. 

(Examples-soccer player, singer, artist, dancer, favorite food, etc.)

Then, they glued their final leaves onto the sheet where I had already drawn the bark with sharpie.

It was a quick project that all students had ownership in making.  I really like how it added some color to our hallway.

Sub Drawings-My Teacher Isn't At School.....

I made a "sub tub" a couple years ago that is filled with grab-and-go worksheets.  This is one of my favorite worksheets that can be used with students of all ages.  I saw this idea online somewhere, when I find the original website I will post it here.  I left the sub a note telling the kids they could be as wild and creative as they would like to be with this project.  

Below are some of my favorite ones.  

I was excited to see that my kids think I'm a lot cooler than I really am.

"on a road trip to the mountains"

I really love the mountains!

"in the Bahamas!"

I wish!

"on a road trip"

I like this super adorable car.

"partying"

Pizza party in Florida!

"with family dying her hair"

I'm sure my mom, dad, and sister would love colorful hair.  

"in New York City!"

It looks like a rough day to be in NYC.  This is one of my students who was really into drawing meteors.  Meteors made several photo-bombing appearances in his drawings this year. 

"got into an accident"

Another rough looking day for me.

"at Disneyland!"

Me rocking my "art" shirt with Micky and Minnie mouse.

"sick"

I have my thermometer, movie, and get well card.

"at a doctor's appointment"

I like my fashionable looking shoes

"at Carowinds (riding the Fury)"

I look like I'm really enjoying this terrifying coaster.  Too bad the person in front of me isn't really happy about being on this ride. 

"bundgie (bungee) jumping"

I look like a real thrill seeker.

"chillin'"

The best place to chill is the beach.

None of my kids guessed where I really was....at a wedding!

I really need to take some hints from these photos and take on some of these adventures.

Andy Warhol Pop Art Prints

This project was based on Pop Art! Obviously, we studied Mr. Andy Warhol.

I love showing them his picture and see what their reaction is going to be. They usually respond with comments about his hair.  

We learned that "pop" stands for "popular".  He choose popular items because they were an equalizer.  Campbell's soup-taste the same no matter if you are rich or poor.

Coca-cola-you get the same product no matter who you are.

We looked at his prints and talked about color schemes.  

Students then choose a popular item or logo to create their prints.

1. First, we drew our practice designs onto thin paper.  
2. Then we traced through the thin paper onto the middle of a styrofoam plate.  
3. We then cut the plate into a square.  
4. Students choose four different colored rectangles to print onto.  
5. After all the prints were finished, they glued them to a white background paper.  

Some students didn't quite understand about making sure the rectangles were all facing the same direction.  

Cupcake

South Carolina 

Baseball

Lightning Bolt

Batman

Cancer Symbol

Baseball

Hello Kitty

Pizza

Michael Jackson

Video Game Controller

Bear

Cupcake

Birthday Cake

McDonald's Fries

Dali Mustache Portraits

My fifth graders needed a fun project to work on while we were waiting for their clay to get out of the kiln.  So I found this awesome idea about doing Salvador Dali Mustache portraits.  It was a humorous project that the kids really enjoyed! 

There's a Dragon in my Art Room is the blog where I saw this great project! 

You can find the original lesson here

I think it was a nice change doing a project about the artist as a person and not just his paintings. 

They really were interested in him since my room is covered in real Dali melting clocks 

(yes, they work!)

Now for our fifth grade interpretations of Dali

Even our Assistant Principal came by to participate in our Dali lesson!