Penguins in the Northern Lights

2/3 Graders watched a beautiful youtube video of the Northern Lights and painted a liquid watercolor background-we emphasized the wet-on-wet watercolor technique. Students could add pinches of salt for stars. The next class students created penguins, practicing cutting, gluing and creating characters! Great job!

Charley Harper Cardinals

2/3rd graders looked at the whimsical illustrations of Charley Harper. Students made their own Cardinal Illustration based on one of his works. We followed this up with a clay lesson, doing birds on a bird bath!

Chihuly Inspired Sculptures

2/3 Artists created these Chihuly inspired sculptures using a coffee filter, coloring with markers, a little spray starch (we put them over a plastic cup with a rubber band to dry), and mounted on black board. The students loved creating these. Watching the colors run together and blend was beautiful. Every student's was a success!