Non-Objective Art

 4th graders learned about non-objective art.

They began this project by working together to make all of their works of art connect to one another. Working at one large table, students put all of their papers up against each other's (I wish I had a photo of this, but I forgot to take one!). Using continuous lines, students connected their work by painting black lines with acrylic.

During the next class, we talked all about color and how to create intermediate colors, tints and shades. Students experimented with color mixing to create these colorful paintings.

Worry Dolls

This week, my 2nd and 3rd graders learned about Guatemalan worry dolls. We started by looking at a map to understand where Guatemala is and looked at examples of real worry dolls. Then, we set to work!

We started with 1 1/2 pipe cleaners to create a stick figure.

Then, we tied on some hair before wrapping their dolls like a mummy (I demonstrated this technique for my students, but here's a great video from Ronda Sternhagen that shows this process).

Making sure to keep the yarn taut while wrapping it around the body was difficult for some of the students, but they did a great job.

Afterwards, my students really got creative by adding dresses, pants, belts and other items, as well as unique hairstyles. Some even added googly eyes to finish them off.

They had so much fun making them, and I just love all of the different personalities!