Second Grade Nature Up-Close

Second Grade students created a setting full of foliage after looking at work by Rousseau and reading Keith Baker's book Who's the Beast. Students learned about the parts of insect bodies and created their insect with symmetrical wings.

Rouault Royalty

 Second Graders learned about Georges Rouault and reviewed the Fauves before creating themselves as Royalty.

Second Grade Indian Elephants

 Second Graders looked at images of Indian Elephants from the International Folk Art Museum. We read the story Elephant Dance, a story about a boy and his grandfather from India. We looked at pictures of the various regions of India before painting the setting. Students learned to draw an elephant, sponge painted the skin and created a patterned blanket.

Winter Fun

Second Graders learned how to paint figures in action.

Loving Snow

Kindergarten Snowmen

Fourth Grade Snowmen at Night

Second Grade Snowmen at Night

Second Grade Narratives

After a VTS discussion and viewing several narrative artworks, students created an art work that told a story. They started with the setting, followed by their characters and details.

Second Grade Looking At Nature Closely

Second Grade Pumpkins

Second Grade Expressive Abstract Paintings