Story telling through art

107 partnered with art to collaborate on a unit about art as a form of story telling with ended with a trip to the Chicago Art Institute. Students leaarned about characters, setting and action in both art and writing. Students looked at works of art and told stories based on inferences. Then young artists chose their own story to tell through pictures. Students brainstormed with thinking maps and then drew a moment with characters settings and action. Students then wrote a sentence insert a picture frame to describe their work. We had a gallery walk to prepare for the museum. The museum was a blast too!

1st grade owl sculptures

1st graders learned that a sculpture is a work of art where you can see all sides and all around. Students used toilet paper rolls to create 3-d Owls where all sides are covered and have something to look at. Some owls have extras like crowns and eyelashes!

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?

Cows and Basic shapes

Bucktown's 1st graders learned how to combine basic shapes to create full images. Students learned that ALL objects can be broken down into basic shapes to make it easier to draw.

Paul Klee cities

First graders learned about artist Paul Klee (pronounced Paul Klay). He created colorful abstract geometric cities.

First graders learned the difference between a shape and a line. They learned how to use a ruler to create large shapes and then divide the large shapes into even smaller sections to create their own geometric cities in the style of Paul Klee.