Third Grade Art Program
One of the wonderful third grade Art lessons covered is a study of Claude Monet and his lovely Impressionistic paintings. He is a beloved artist today due to the pleasant appearance of his style and his subjects. Impressionist artists created a new style for that time period - late 1800s - that was not initially excepted as true art. This blurry, non-finished look to their technique soon became quite popular however, despite the art critics. Monet's true desire was to capture the sunlight as it hit the water, flowers, people, boats, bridges and gardens. He would study the same place at different times of the day and paint it over and over again to capture different shadows and light effects. Click on this painting to the left and it will bring you to a website to learn more about Claude Monet.
The third grade art students learned about Monet and then completed their own lovely lily pond paintings. Quite a compliment to Monet to see such lovely work coming from our students by using him as our inspiration. Their paintings are worthy of a frame and a special place on the wall at home, to be sure.
The third grade art students learned about Monet and then completed their own lovely lily pond paintings. Quite a compliment to Monet to see such lovely work coming from our students by using him as our inspiration. Their paintings are worthy of a frame and a special place on the wall at home, to be sure.
What else do we cover in Third Grade Art Class?
Positive/Negative Space – Through a line design, fold and cut process, the students learned the meaning of positive and negative space. Being able to create, feel and see the difference between the two made it very easy to comprehend the concept. The end project was pretty cool too.
Incorporating Writing and Math into Art – A big push has been placed on having the students practice their writing as often as possible and in every subject, so I came up with a very creative way for them to do that. In a kaleidoscope type design, the students divided their paper into halves, then quarters, then eighths to create the sections they would need to proceed. They then used their name in two sections and four adjectives to describe themselves in four others. The remaining four sections of the paper were filled in with repetitive design elements to create an attractive spiral kaleidoscope design. It was great practice in symmetry, fractions and learning about adjectives and positive traits about themselves. All around, it was a great lesson and wonderful artwork.
Clay Sculpting – Manipulating clay is always a blast and they got their hands on some clay to sculpt something of their choosing to take home. This is a great skill that uses different motor skills than drawing or painting. Their sculptures were fired in the kiln after it dried to create what is called bisque ware and then they glazed over them to be fired once more to complete their sculptured piece.
Incorporating Writing and Math into Art – A big push has been placed on having the students practice their writing as often as possible and in every subject, so I came up with a very creative way for them to do that. In a kaleidoscope type design, the students divided their paper into halves, then quarters, then eighths to create the sections they would need to proceed. They then used their name in two sections and four adjectives to describe themselves in four others. The remaining four sections of the paper were filled in with repetitive design elements to create an attractive spiral kaleidoscope design. It was great practice in symmetry, fractions and learning about adjectives and positive traits about themselves. All around, it was a great lesson and wonderful artwork.
Clay Sculpting – Manipulating clay is always a blast and they got their hands on some clay to sculpt something of their choosing to take home. This is a great skill that uses different motor skills than drawing or painting. Their sculptures were fired in the kiln after it dried to create what is called bisque ware and then they glazed over them to be fired once more to complete their sculptured piece.