MOMA, or Museum of Modern Art, in New York City has a great website to teach kids about modern art. While not everything at the museum itself is child friendly, the website is and has picked works of art appropriate for young viewers. You travel along with a friendly alien as you explore the MOMA and PS1 museums, looking at the art and learning about the artists. There are also activity ideas to go along with each work of art.
In order to strengthen our drawing skills, 4th and 5th grade had to examine lines again, this time to incorporate them into designs that would fill the outline of their own arms and hands. We briefly learned about contrast and how the simple colors used for their hands would work well with the crazy lines and colors of their backgrounds. Lines are the building blocks of art and as such it is very important to have a strong foundation in lines and line designs, that way students can branch off and use a wide variety of mark making skills as they grow up. How many different types of lines do you notice in Van Gogh's drawing?Lines can even be seen in sculptures, these are constructed from lines! They are made from cut paper, however viewed flat they can be considered drawings and hanging upright where you can walk around them(3D) they are considered sculpture.
For two classes at both St. James and All Saints, students have been working on projects for Mother's Day. Many worked on special portraits of their mothers, where we learned about face proportions and how to add hair to the face, etc. We tried our best to add color carefully and think about details.
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