5th Grade- Keith Haring Style Social Justice Message, Complimentary Color Schemes
Design An Ad Entries
5th Grade Snowmen at Night
Fifth Grade Photojournalism
5th Grade ASL Shaded Hands
Kindergarten and Fifth Grade Printmaking Collaboration
Fifth Grade Personal Printed Symbols Created in After Adinkra Stamps
Photojournalism....Capture a Story.....
Pumpkins in Perspective
5th graders learned about Chuck Baird, an artist who uses American Sign Language in his paintings. Students illustrated a letter from the American Sign Language alphabet. Playful patterns fill the negative space to provide visual interest. Students carefully used the printmaking techniques demonstrated in class to make several colorful prints.
Enjoy!
Collaborative Printmaking With Kindergarten Using Veggies From The Hatch Patch
Fifth Grade Artist Trading Cards
Personality and Symbols Slab Boxes
This week fourth and fifth graders had art class with our special guest speaker Ms. Lynn Allen of District 97's Multicultural Department. The topic of her presentation and student conversation was Thanksgiving from many perspectives, including the Wampanoag people; the native group that first interacted with the pilgrims upon their arrival to the Plymouth area. Expanding her presentation to cover historical artifacts and contemporary achievements of several tribes of native peoples, Ms. Allen asked students to consider how colonial expansion created many cultural conflicts as well as opportunities for sharing of resources and knowledge. As with any historical meetings of two different groups with unique beliefs and practices, interactions between settlers and native indians were cautiously navigated surrounding land ownership, right of inhabitance as well as food resources. When the Pilgrims first arrived they saw fields already cleared and home plots established with no sign of existing owners. Short of fresh food and with scarce reserves after a long journey, the settlers quickly claimed the surrounding area. Unknown to them, the land belonged to the Wampanoag people, and served as one area of a seasonal crop rotation system. Having different farming practices, the settlers had not considered that the former inhabitants might return to farm that particular area. Initial meetings were friendly, with Massasoit, the Wampanoag leader allowing the small group of settlers to stay and farm the land. Yet, many of the non-native seeds did not take to foreign soil and the harvest was a lean one. The initial Thanksgiving we memorialize probably did not feature turkey or cranberry sauce, but foods native to the area including seafood. It lasted over 3 days and was not the first of its kind; both indian and pilgrim people marked the change of season with a harvest festival. Sadly, within 50 years the pilgrims and indian people were at war over territory and similar conflicts arose all over the country and through the decades as more european settlers arrived. While many still celebrate this feast as an opportunity to give thanks for friends and family many First Nations consider Thanksgiving to be a Day of Mourning over the loss of many lives and native cultures across the centuries.
Facts to Share:
Half of the American states have indian or spanish names.
%70 of the foods and conveniences we enjoy around the world were initially cultivated by indian tribes such as chocolate, blueberries, tomatoes, many legumes, vanilla, strawberries, popcorn, latex rubber, deodorant, and shampoo.
Navajo Code talkers helped to secure an Allied victory in WWII by speaking their native language which was indecipherable to Axis interpreters.
Non-indian people cannot own eagle feathers because the hunting of our national bird almost lead to its extinction. Eagle feathers worn in the headdress of a Chief must be earned, with each feather noting an act of bravery or diplomacy.
Self Portrait in the Style of the Artist. Fifth grade researched an artist they admired and placed themselves into a picture that epitomizes their style. Can you identify the artists? Below each student's image is the original......
Fifth graders showed their true colors with this personal symbol color wheel. Can you find the complimentary colors added to the designs?
Skylines by Fifth Grade!
Gourd Still Life
Today in art class we had volunteers in from Architecture Adventure as well as some great parents who helped our fifth graders cut out their skylines. Each student developed their own unique city silhouette and highlighted their skyline with an original landmark building. Check back soon to see the artwork when it is finished with paint and 3-D elements!
