1st Grade Lessons
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Native American Art
After discussing the history of Native Americans and their art, totem poles, tee-pees, dream catchers and watching a quick introduction video, we began our projects. 1st Grade Tee-Pee Project: Involved lines, shapes, foreground, middle ground, and background. They first used crayons to draw different lines on manila paper. Then they painted white paper using brown for… Read more
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The Monster Bash! 👻🎃
Happy Halloween! My 1st Grade did the Crazy leg Frankensteins. 2nd Grade- Scary Jack-o-Laterns 3rd Grade- Picasso (Cubism) Frankensteins Read more
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LINE MONSTERS
I first read my 1st graders “The Straight Line Wonder”. I have them act out the book with movement using their bodies as if they were lines, they LOVE it! After reviewing all the famous lines, they are given black tempera paint to draw the lines. On day two once their lines have dried, they… Read more
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Owls
My first graders painted owls: Drawing Process: The owls body, including wings, head and ears Add skinny legs Add dots for the pupils Painting Process: White- owls body, including wings, head and ears Black- outline,skinny legs, pupils Black- add small feather strokes…little “u’s” White-Snowy background Lastly they were given a strip of brown construction paper to… Read more
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Wayne Thiebaud
1st Grade Wayne Thiebaud primary color inspired Ice Cream cones. students traced their hands to create scoops of ice cream, then drew and cut out triangle for cone. 2nd Grade Wayne Thiebaud inspired Gum ball Machines. Read more
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City at Night
1st grade used white paint to make stars and moon on black construction paper. They then cut out shapes and glued them on paper to create houses and buildings resembling their community. I absolutely love how these came out. Read more
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How “The Grinch” Stole Christmas!
Every year I do a unit on Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and every year my displays get bigger and more creative. At the end of my unit the last day before Christmas break I have a Grinch Party. My students enjoy Grinchy treats while watching the movie. I hope my displays will… Read more
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