PTO Accelerated Reader T-Shirt Contest

I've been working feverishly with my 3rd - 5th graders on a collaboration with our school's PTO.  The PTO graciously takes care of the awards and prizes that our students receive for earning points for reading books and taking quizzes on them.  The most coveted of the prizes being the AR T-Shirt!  When the PTO approached me about the students creating the design for the next shirt I LOVED the idea!  And the kids did too!  So we've spent the last couple weeks learning about Graphic Designers and how many of the everyday packages and logos we see were designed by artists.  Here are just a few of my favorites that have been turned in so far...and Mrs. Bates' class working diligently!  PTO will have a hard choice to make!

 

Artwork by: Alex G.

Artwork by: Sebastian S.

Artwork By: Mariana O.

Artwork By: Grace N.

Artwork By: Isabella Z.

Artwork By: Tiffy C.

Artwork By: Cheyanne S.

And I couldn't resist posting this one!  Mr. Corbin, this student thought that you should be on a t-shirt!  Our students love our new media aid so much!

Throw Back Thursday!

As I was cleaning up my computer of unnecessary items I found a project that I never published from last year.  Last year 3rd grade worked long and hard on their Moroccan Tessellation Tile project using color pencils.  The students had to create their own stencils to create the shape of the tiles and then carefully traced them to make the intricate pattern.  I can't believe I never posted it!  The results were gorgeous!

3rd Grade Pop Art inspired by Roy Lichtenstein

 3rd Grade learned about the Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein and reviewed onomatopoeia for their Pop Art inspired lesson.  We talked about Lichtenstein's major inspiration, comic strips, and how he would turn them into larger than life artworks!  Students utilized the primary colors and Benday Dots (which can be found in Lichtenstein's work!).

 

By Amy

By Kyle

By Josh H

By Carson E.

By Emily M.

By Isaac G.

By Luke

By Jordyn

By: Lauren B.