Asian Elephants

Mikayla's Elephant

Hannah's Elephant

During our study of India, we talked about Asian Elephants. These are the girls drawings of an Elephant using Crayola oil pastels. We used the Draw.Write.Now books to help us with step by step instructions of drawing the elephant. Then they used their imaginations in coloring in the rest.

Our Snowman Picture

Jennifer's Snowman

Mikayla's Snowman

Hannah's Snowman

We drew these cute snowmen. I am such a snowman lover...I just can't resist that with a combination of an art lesson. I really never knew how much I loved art until I felt the need to pass the torch from Mimi to the girls. I always thought art was important but now I find more of a need to pass it on. I never realized, I love to draw. I guess we just don't take the time out of our busy schedules to do those kinds of things. I am a great copier...not an original thinker most times...but it is fun anyways...why reinvent the wheel!

Anyhow...here are their and my drawings of a snowman. We did it with oil pastels which are really fun...and put it on black contruction paper. We were learning about perspective as the snowman is looking off. I don't know how much really stuck...but again...an introduction.

I found this great art site for kids: http://www.artprojectsforkids.org/2008/12/oil-pastel-snowman.html

I plan to use the site for many more of our projects.

Some of the girls Artwork from this last semester

Mikayla's Self Portrait from her last days in Kindergarten.
Mikayla's Rabbit
Mikayla's Panda from our China Study
Hannah's Rabbit
Hannah's Panda from our China Study

Lesson on Symmetry

This is Mikayla's symmetrical butterfly.

This is Hannah's Symmetrical Butterfly

We studied symmetry at one point this week so I had the girls draw a butterfly to show how something is symmetrical and asymmetrical. The girls had fun pointing out things around us that were one or the other. They are still doing it. Sometimes they get stumped on the big word but they are trying! We also talked about space in this lesson and how to use the whole space instead of just one little part of the paper...proportion...smile!