Wow! What an exciting kick-off to 5th Grade Art! The splatters! The finger painting! The smears, blobs and lines! And to think we learned it all from an 82 year old man!
Of course, that man is the famous children's book author and illustrator, Eric Carle. We saw a video clip of how Eric Carle makes his beautiful painted papers which he then turns into the illustrations for his books.
On the first day of this project, students painted two papers for their birds. One yellow and orange for details and "pops" of colors; one of whatever color they wanted for their bird. I'd like to say the emphasis was on color and texture, but I believe the 5th graders would say the emphasis was on fun! I heard over and over, "This is the best art class ever!" and "This is so much fun!"
On the second day of this project, students cut bird bodies, feathers, wings, beaks, and more out of their paper and arranged and glued them onto a sheet of black paper. Each student must make a bird that represents themselves somehow. These birds are starting to look fabulous, but you'll have to wait a few more weeks to see the finished products:-)
*We are all creating a bird because of the story The North Star by Peter Reynolds that we read on the first day of art. The North Star is about following your own unique path in life, being true to yourself, and enjoying the journey. It's a great story that children of all ages can learn from. Anyway, in the story, a young boy meets many animals throughout his journey, but it is a wise bird that reminds the boy to take his own path in life and follow his own stars. I'm hoping that whenever we look at our bird artworks, we will be reminded to stay true to ourselves and our values on this wonderful journey called life!
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