Just Outside the Lines: 2nd Grade

Origami Crane!

Here is my 2nd grader teaching me to fold an origami crane!

2nd Grade

Bird on a Branch

In this project, we made tints for the bkgrd., & used

"good composition" & overlapping to place the bird on a branch.

(9"X12" Paper, Tempera, Sharpies)

Tints & Shades

In this project, we experimented with the idea of what a tint is vs a shade.

This took about 2-3 days to complete. Day 1: printing circles / adding shade

Day 2/3: making a variety of tints

This lesson lead into the next lesson to show light/shadow using tints & shades.

(12"X18" Paper, Tempera Paint, Styrofoam Cups)

Light & Shadow

Not only did we show light & shadow using tints & shades, but we also transformed a flat shape to make it appear as a 3D form.

Students already had knowledge of tints / shades from the week/2wks prior.

We did this project step-by-step, starting with the circle. Then adding true color to the sphere, then adding a tint to show light & completing the wall using 2 different tints.

---Note: Throughout the process, I would walk to each student & squeeze the appropriate amount of black or white for each painting on their plates....this helped to organize the process & limit wasted paint.---

Finally, we added a shade to the ground, being careful make a darker shade (& not just black) for hte shadow. I would say that this project had a tremendous success rate.

They were so excited about each painting. Love it.

(This 2nd painting was inspired by Mr. E's blog...thanks for a great project!)

(9"X12" paper, circle templates, tempera paint)

2nd Grade

ZEBRAS!!!

Since our school's theme is Safari (Learning Safari...Wild About Learning...), we drew / painted a zebra. This first one was so cool, I just had to have him call the work finished prior to the paint.

Look at how awesome it is! He truly has his own unique style.

Below are a couple more fabulous zebras with paint! I have such talented students with many individual talents & styles!