4/5 Woven Pocket

The 4/5's have been weaving and weaving!  We have been weaving for A LONG TIME!  This project proved to be super challenging and rather advanced, but the results have been absolutely beautiful. 

Paper Plate Mandalas

The 4/5's are making mandalas with paper plates and sharpies.  We learned the history of mandalas and about their connection to nature and the world. 

Charley Harper...done at last!

The 4/5's have finally finished their Charley Harper animal study.  After a lot of hard work and careful cutting we have a collection of beautiful animals in the style of Charley Harper.

A bit of this and that...

K/1:  Fred and his fall chalk drawing

 Henry's beautiful work...with a visit from Fred

 I don't know what is cuter...the pumpkins or the artist

Jessica's lovely fall scene

 4/5 Charley Harper animal study...work in progress

 Charley Harper owl

2/3 Fall Paintings.  Pencil, Sharpie, Colored Glue, Watercolor Paint

Charley Harper/Donors Choose/School Garden

The 4/5's and I have been so busy working on our Charley Harper  animal art, I have not taken any photos.  I will next week.  We are studying Charley Harper's animal prints, and creating our own version out of cut paper.  We are lucky to have amazing visual resources, made possible from the generous donors from Donors Choose.

Donors Choose is a nonprofit site where teachers can create a project and ask for specific items.  Then, amazing people from all over the country login and donate to fund our projects.  So far the VHE art room has received $400 of Charley Harper books, and $500 of tiles used to make the mosaic stepping stones that are currently in the VHE garden.  Please feel free to check out the site and see if any VHE teachers currently have projects to donate to.