Kindergarten Conferences: November
Parents: Please know that I will be in my classroom during Kindergarten conferences and I would love for you to stop by and introduce yourself!! --Miss England
Early Artists: Cave Art
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Cuneiform & Cave ArtOur first lesson in art as a Kindergartener is to learn about the origin of art and expression by studying cave paintings as an ancient form of communication. Students also explore line and shape through exercises in cuneiform to connect art and language.
"Research suggests that when scientists looked closely at a sample of hand stencils, a common motif in cave art, they concluded that about three-quarters were drawn by women." |
Andy Warhol
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Pop-art icon Andy Warhol famously came to Fort Collins in 1981 for an exhibition of his work at Colorado State University, leaving behind one of his iconic large-scale soup cans. In 2008 Warhol's artwork was placed in CSU's University Center for the Arts sculpture garden. Go check it out!!
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Jackson Pollock
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"Painting like Pollock" November 3rd-4th
Students will take their canvases to the floor and trade paint brushes for sticks as we explore action painting. We will listen to jazz music while moving around our artwork, getting a sense of what this new form of creation that came about in the mid-1900's by American artist, Jackson Pollock, was all about. Art: Process v. Productas students engage in this activity, they explore the process of creation verses creating with an end product in mind.
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Pollock's Influences / Early Work
The Art of:
Walt Disney
"Steamboat Willie"
"Steamboat Willie" was the first cartoon produced with synchronized sound, introduced in 1928 by renowned cartoonist, Walt Disney.