Coral Reef

Second grade students created their impression of a coral reef.  Students began by splattering watercolor on the paper to give the impression of water and sand.  Students then drew  a variety of fish that they colored with oil pastel.  Coral was added with watercolor to complete the reef.  

Penguin Parade

Penguins of all shapes and sizes were created by Kindergarten.  Students used circles, ovals, triangles and crescent shapes to piece together a penguin.  Skies were watercolored to create a background.  Scarves, hats, snowballs, even eggs were used to decorate each penguin.  

Shape Birds

Kindergarten students discussed what makes a "Shape."  We made a list of all the different shapes we knew.  A semi circle was created for our birds body.  A circle for the head, a triangle for the beak, rectangle legs, triangle feathers and shapes were drawn within the body.  Watercolor was introduced to create color to our birds.

Abstract Texture Designs

First grade students created abstract textural designs.  Students created a variety of overlapping shapes.  The shapes were filled with textural crayon rubbings.  A watercolor wash was painted over the crayon shapes and background.

Landscapes

First grade students created watercolor landscapes.  We discussed the three parts to a landscape.  The background is the sky, middle ground are the hills or mountains and the foreground is the water or grass.  Details were added in marker.