Chalk Walk

Week of April 29, 2024

TK: Shape Monsters

Text: Leonardo the Terrible Monster, by Mo Willems

Media and materials: White paper, markers, and Crayola Color Sticks

Ms. Hataishi’s class: Shape Collage

Artist Study: Don and Ryan Clark

Media and materials: Printed template with shapes, colored pencils, scissors, and glue.

Mrs. White’s Class and Mrs. Simmon’s Class: Public Art (Painted Basketball courts)

Media and materials: white cardstock, Mrs. Sketch Markers, and Crayola Color Sticks

2nd Grade: Abstract art with chalk pastels and oil pastels

Artist Study: Santos Arellano 

Media and materials: pencils. white construction paper, chalk pastel, and black oil pastel

6th Grade: Building drawings with shapes and analogous colors

Media and materials: pencils, white paper, rulers, and colored pencils

1st grade: Overlapping shapes drawing

Artist Study:  Reggie Larent and Takashi Murakami

Media and materials: White paper and color pencils

Kindergarten: Still life color mixing

Artist study: Salli Swindell

Media and materials: crayons, pencils, and cardstock

April 15, 2024

TK- TK costume pieces for the End of the Year Performance

Mrs. Bruckner: Flowers

Mrs. Martinico: Apples trees

Ms. Sturr: Cactus

Mrs. White’s class and 2nd grade: Still life art lesson with Ms. Schellinger (Student teacher)

Mrs. Simmon’s class: One Point perspective aquarium

Connection: Measurement and geometry (lines)

Media and Materials: permanent marker, rulers, and color sticks

Ms. Hataishi’s class, kindergarten and 1st grade: Name art (for portfolio cover)

Media and materials: Name grid, permanent marker, gel pens, and color sticks

April 8, 2024

Happy Eclipse Viewing!

Tk: If the Dinosaurs Came Back (session 3)

Ms. Hataishi’s class: Piet Mondrian inspired art

and Kindergarten (Session 2)

Media and Materials: white construction paper, black paper strips, Tempera paint sticks, glue, and scissors.

Mrs. White’s class: Surrealist art with Ms. Schellinger (student teacher)

Mrs. Simmon’s class: Radial Symmetry Paper Relief Sculpture (session 1)

Cultural Connection: Islamic art

Math Connection: Radial Symmetry

Media and materials: square colored paper, black paper, and glue.

4th grade: Weaving project (session 2)

5th grade: one point perspective aquarium art (session 2)

3rd Grade: Foil embossing (session 2) and art portfolio cover

Welcome to the 4th quarter April 2, 2024

2nd grade: Color Monster (session 1)

Art Movement: expressionism

Artist Study: Pablo Picasso

Media and Materials: white cardstock, pencils, black oil pastel, scissors, watercolor

6th Grade: Paper Relief Sculpture (session 2)

1st Grade: Lesson with Ms. Schellinger (Student teacher)

Surrealist Art

Media and materials: construction paper, pencils, color sticks, and black marker

Kindergarten: Piet Mondrian inspired art (session 1)

Media and materials: Tempera paint sticks, white paper, black construction paper strips, glue, and scissors

Art Exhibit

Week of February 5, 2024

TK: Jim Dine stenciled heart

Artist Study: Jim Dine

Media and materials: paint daubers/dot markers, heart stencil, and white construction paper

Ms. Hataishi (session 2) Paul Cezanne inspired still life painting:

Mrs. Simmons: Japanese Landscape of Mt. Fuji and cherry blossoms (session 1)

Media and materials: origami paper, oil pastels, pink construction paper, and white construction paper

2nd Grade and Mrs. White’s class: Symmetrical Tiger Prints

Cultural Study: Tigers in Asian art

Media and materials: Tempera paint, pencil, and construction paper

6th Grade (session 1) Value Mapping:

Artist Study: Elizabeth Catlett

Media and materials: black and white photograph, pencil, and white construction paper

Week of January 29, 2024

TK: Session 2 Mixed Media Ferry Boat

This was the first painting project of the school year! The TK’ers did great!

Ms. Hataishi: Paul Cezanne Tulip Still life (Session 1)

Artist Study: Paul Cezanne

Media and Materials: Black Oil Pastel, construction paper, and watercolor paint.

Mrs. White and 3rd grade: Yayoi Kusama inspired polka dot assemblage on canvas (session 2)

Mrs. Simmons’: Metal Repousse (session 2)

4th grade: Optical cones (session 1)

Artist Study: Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley

Media and materials: white construction paper, black Sharpie, ruler, white colored pencil, and black colored pencil

5th grade: Masks (session 2)

Kindergarten: James Rizzi Buildings (session 1)

Week of January 22, 2024

Ms. Hataishi’s class and TK: James Rizzi inspired ferry boats

Artist study: James Rizzi

Media and Materials: white construction paper, crayons, tempera paint

TK pictures below:

Ms. Hataishi’s class pictures below:

Mrs. White’s class: Yayoi Kusama dots on canvas (session 1)

Artist Study: Yayoi Kusama

Media and Materials: canvases, tempera paint, circle tracers, bottle caps, buttons, paint bottles, and other round objects.

Mrs. Simmons’ class: Metal Repousse art

Media and Materials: metal tiles, popsicle sticks, chopsticks, foam mat, blue painter’s tape, and black construction paper

2nd Grade: Paul Cezanne inspired still life painting

Artist study: Paul Cezanne

Media and materials: Wax, black oil pastel, watercolor paper, and watercolor paint

1st Grade: (Session 2) Jim Dine Painted Heart

Kindergarten: The Love Monster (Printmaking)

Text connection: The Love Monster by Rachel Bright

Media and Materials: cardboard, black paint, construction paper, oil pastels, scissors, and glue.

January 16, 2024

4th Grade: Cherry blossom landscape and origami butterflies

Media and materials: Origami paper, oils pastels, grey paper, tempera paint and sponges.

Cultural Study: Cherry blossoms in Japan

6th grade: Session 2 Repousse metal art

3rd Grade: Yayoi Kusama inspired circles on canvas

Artist Study: Yayoi Kusama

Media and materials: canvases, tempera paint, circle tracers, bottle caps, buttons, paint bottles, and other round objects