August 08, 2017

FIRST WEEK BACK

The 2017-2018 School Year is underway! 
(I'll have my room & bulletin boards posted soon!)  

A few years ago I started kickin' off the year with a little RAZZMATAZZ!  
I wanted to get away from the same old rules/procedures, and get the kids excited about the upcoming year in art.

It really is a hybrid kind of day.  I still briefly run through THE ART ROOM WAY & classroom procedures(less then 10 min!)  I still have the kids create a full body self portrait (something they can work on while I'm working with small groups painting).  

This year's "razzmatazz" is a collaborative banner.  I cover the table with a plastic sheet(Tape it down so it doesn't scoot too much!).  They are painting on a cotton fabric(I think it might be duck cloth...I believe that is what I've heard it called in the past).  I have each class create a new "layer".   Groups of 4 to 6 students at a time work on the banner...until all students have contributed. We use an acrylic paint..which dries quickly when spread thin.  By the time the next class runs through rules/procedures & begins their self portraits....it gives it will be dry enough for the next layer.  Make sure students have art shirts on!!!   Each day creates their own banner.

(Kindergarten's contribution is not added yet...they have half days the first two days of school.  I'll have them start adding to the banner's tomorrow!!  I'll share the finished product in a later post)

DAY 1's WORK
1st grade painted in the background color for the banner.

2nd grade added vertical lines on top of the background color.


4th graded added zigzags on top of the other layers.

3rd grade brainstormed a list of words about school.  
They each selected a word to add to the banner.

DAY 2's WORK
1st grade painted in the background color for the banner.

2nd grade added horizontal lines on top of the background color.

4th graded added curvy lines on top of the other layers.

3rd grade brainstormed a list of words about school.  
They each selected a word to add to the banner.

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