2nd Symmetry Sunflowers

Ok well the 2nd grade was pretty upset that I was re-teaching them about Vincent Van Gogh since they had already learned about him in 1st grade. Since I am new to their school I did not know they had already learned about him. I didn't want to disappoint so I felt the pressure to make this art work something they had never done before.

So we talked about Van Gogh his life and his art work. We also focused on symmetry. We sang the Symmetry song....Symmetry Oh Symmetry....You are the same on both sides.... ( much like the Christmas tree oh christmas tree) We used oil pastels pushed really hard and drew half of the picture. Next we folded it in half and rubbed. This created the symmetrical print on the other side. We used a wash of paint over everything to great a back ground.

Second Grade- Tar Beach

In this lesson we read Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold. When we finished reading we turned off the lights and imaged we were flying in Tar Beach. When the lights came back on it was time to get to work. Students used tissue paper and card stock to create their buildings. The back ground was crayon rubbings. We talked about how the characters appear to be flat. Glitter was added as a final touch because after all Cassie Lightfoot was flying among the starts.

Second Grade- Shape Mobiles

In this lesson we studied artist Alexander Calder mobiles. We discussed 2d vs 3d and organic vs geometric shapes. We used foam to create and our shapes and pipe cleaners to create our mobiles.