Lights, Camera, FASHION!

5th graders had a mission to design 3 outfits for 1 person with a common motif, or theme. They did a lot of pre-writing and designing, spent several weeks perfecting their outfits, and then reflected on their work as designers. I know I would LOVE to wear some of these outfits!

Kinder & 1st grade collages

It has been such a busy year that Ms. Schubow forgot to post some of the earliest work by kinders and 1st graders! They learned about different materials and different methods (or ways of using the materials). Students learned about 5 different lines and also how to make these lines different. Kinder students also practiced their tracing skills in their fall leaf collages! Enjoy!

Do you see the hidden face?

Week at a Glance

Here is what Bucktown students are working on currently

8th graders are learning the basics of sewing to prepare for their big project

First graders are practicing their painting skills AND learning about primary colors

They mixed primary colors to see what new colors they made

Kinder students are learning about rainbow order and Roy G Biv. They made a rainbow city

8th Grade Claymations

The Iowa Hawkeyes spent 2.5 weeks creating animations. They worked collaboratively (or together as table teams) to think of a plot, make the set, make the characters, and take photos. The way claymation works is by taking photos of clay objects, moving them slightly, then taking another photo. This give the appearance of motion.


Here is the link for the claymation and below are some photos of the students working on them!

Here you see one group member using the iPad to take photos and the other members moving the characters

8th Grade pop-Art Inspired Paintings

The 8th grade enrichment group, the Ohio Buckeyes, recently learned about Pop-Art its histories and traits. One of the defining elements of Pop-Art is its use of color-bright bold color. 8th graders learned how to use color in an intentional way using color scheme.

Students chose an icon- a symbol that was important to them and drew it multiple times. Then they painted each section in a different color scheme.

One of the most famous works of Pop-Art, by Andy Warhol

Below is the student work