Friday, February 11, 2011

Monet Mixed Media Masterpieces

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      I have been having camera issues lately, so I have not been staying on track with what is going on in my classroom.  So….I thought I would share a lesson I did a few years ago with a 2nd/3rd class and then last year at my current school with 4th grade. 

    My first art job was teaching at a school that used the High Scope Philosophy of teaching.  In a High Scope classroom Active Learning is very important.  Students are given choices in their learning.  I found that this philosophy worked well in the art room and fostered creativity. 

    For this Project I introduced students to Monet’s waterlily paintings.  (If any one know how to share PPT on blogs I would be happy too.  I have lots of PPT that go with my lessons).  After looking at Monet’s art we used bleedable tissue paper and cover a 12x18 piece of paper with tissue paper and water.  The next class we took the tissue off and had a really neat background. 

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   Then I showed students the above poster.  I told them that their project had to have the following elements: A waterlily, lily pad, something that popped off the page, and supporting details (grass or water detail ).  The students got to choose how their materials. 
Below are some different student interpretations….

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8 comments:

  1. I really like this! I may steal this one.

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  2. Thanks ladies! Holly....steal away :)

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  3. I think it’s really interesting that you gave the students this board with choices. I love that idea, it really allows for personal choice, interpretation, and individual original finished results ! What brand of 'bleedable' tissue paper did you use?

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  4. I think I used Spectra bleedable tissue paper.

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  5. I like this concept of giving almost a scavenger hunt list of things to include. Brilliant.

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  6. I love this! How do you make your origami flower?? I've searched for ones but they all seem too hard for my kids.

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  7. I like your texture poster! I find that kids really respond to examples like this. Giving choices and creative freedom within a structure is my favorite way to teach! Way to go!

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