Welcome to the 2016-17 school year!
In the elementary art room we started the first week learning about lines.
The 2nd through 4th graders started the year with an explore using twist ties! During the summer I saw an exhibit at the Columbus Ohio Museum of Art where visitors to the museum created and displayed pieces of art made from twist ties. After a visit to Amazon.com, I was ready with thousands of twist ties waiting for little hands to create wonderful things!
Students could take their work home, or they could leave it behind to share on the wall.
The only instructions to the students were to respect the materials. They did their own exploring and problem solving with very little demonstration from me. It was exciting to see how engaged they were in their work!
The kindergarten and first graders also explored lines the first week of school. We played red light green light and pretended that our markers were cars. After every green light, the road changed and they practiced drawing different lines. This game is great for the students to practice listening and working together. They also get to move around and create art at the same time!
