tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65558783274201018372024-03-13T00:37:05.987-04:00ART WITH SCHMIDTWelcome to the Art With Schmidt Elementary Art Blog! Here you'll find artwork from the students at Central and Hilltop Elementary Schools in Reading, Ohio. Check the links at the top of the page to browse by grade level, or stay on the home page to see what the whole school is working on. Enjoy!Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-24408466765660911392016-05-13T11:56:00.000-04:002016-05-13T11:56:12.516-04:005th Grade - ChoiceMore CHOICE projects of late:<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-72571490734139775742016-05-01T10:51:00.000-04:002016-05-01T10:51:14.946-04:003rd Grade - GraffitiI moved this project to third grade this year, and was pretty pleased with the results. It's a great way to introduce a "big idea" to the group, and break that idea down into a single word. We use some graffiti techniques to make our words as interesting as possible, and finish it with some careful coloring and background. <br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-53154410929547594592016-04-30T15:14:00.001-04:002016-04-30T15:14:34.106-04:002nd Grade - Symmetrical MonstersA classic since the beginning, second graders learn a transfer technique to make both sides of their monster's face symmetrical. It's a little tough at first, but once they get the hang of it, the results are awesome. Take a look:<br />
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<span id="goog_1546880371"></span><span id="goog_1546880372"></span><br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-77657000489427474322016-03-01T16:55:00.000-05:002016-03-01T16:55:47.757-05:004th Grade - Folk MonstersI love this project. It's so much fun from beginning to end, and the ideas the 4th graders come up with are unique, creative, and often hilarious. <br />
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I first introduce the kids to a handful of monsters from ancient japanese folk tales. These monsters have a variety of functions in the stories: some explain some science about the world (earthquakes or monsoons), some teach a valuable lesson (take care of your shoes, clean your bathroom), and some are just plain strange (one monster creeps around and cuts your hair for no apparent reason). After the introduction, the fourth graders are free to come up with their own monster, and, in their picture, give clues about what the monster does. See if you can guess in the pictures below.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-6227249227060623312016-02-23T07:28:00.000-05:002016-02-23T07:28:30.341-05:001st Grade - Warm and Cool House CollageWrapping up the first grade color unit is this collage project. We spend a few weeks going back over the color wheel and mixing colors before we divide the colors up a different way: warm and cool. We deduce which colors are warm and which are cool, then we use the cool colors to make a background for our warm houses. Each artwork is made completely out of paper, and the warm colors really pop from the cool background. Our first graders did an outstanding job.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-9157930428674463342016-02-21T14:03:00.000-05:002016-02-21T14:03:15.504-05:004th Grade - CartoonsBefore winter break, the fourth graders at Central had a chance to explore one of my favorite things: cartooning. I provide the kids with a sheet that has suggestions for drawing different expressions with eyes, noses, and mouths, which they combine into their own character. The idea is to make up some context for the characters too; interesting cartoons have their own world. We all have a lot of fun with this project, and some of the basics we learn with this one apply to a lot of the other projects we work on after. Take a look.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-21548196444220615912016-02-18T12:16:00.000-05:002016-02-18T12:16:42.926-05:005th and 6th Grade - Choice ProjectsLots of great work from the 5th and 6th graders since we've gotten back from break.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-5639577767621109572016-02-16T21:40:00.000-05:002016-02-16T21:40:03.607-05:00Kindergarten - Rainbow CollageI've been tinkering with the approach to this one over the years, but the result has stayed the same. This project is a good way to wrap up the color mixing we'd been doing the last couple weeks, and a good reminder of the the line vocabulary we'd talked about earlier in the year. Kindergarteners mix a rainbow using only the primary colors, then cut it into pieces and glue it back together, leaving gaps to make black lines in the rainbow. Take a look at some of the excellent examples:<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-20855839611188597822016-02-12T11:59:00.000-05:002016-02-12T11:59:48.644-05:002nd Grade - Mood MaskOne of my favorite second grade projects, mood masks have been another staple in my room since the beginning. The last few years, I've used them as part of the learning process for my SLO, where we learn to interpret line and color as they make sense for mood. <br />
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So everyone receives a colored piece of paper and has to decide what "mood" that color represents. Then, we make a mask collage where the goal is to get the face to look like that particular mood. Afterwards, we have a class critique where we learn to describe <i>why</i> an the mask looks like it might be feeling that way. A healthy dose of "because."<br />
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On top of it all, the second graders do a really nice job adding details with nothing but cut paper.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-40870082977879694612015-12-20T13:09:00.001-05:002015-12-20T13:15:27.109-05:004th Grade - GRINCH MUSIC VIDEO!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a few weeks rehearsing for their choir concert, these kids earned a fun project where they learned a cool technique using using oil pastels and the chance to paint. We learned all about symmetry and used pastels to draw a bug on one side of the paper, then followed instructions on how to make the bugs the exact same on both sides. To top it off, we got back into painting and worked on background. <br />
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The 1st graders did such an excellent job with everything, especially considering how distracted and excited we all can get this time of year.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-87069664893432695932015-12-20T12:52:00.001-05:002015-12-20T12:52:53.706-05:002nd Grade - Making MoneyThis has been one of my favorite projects that the kids get super in to from the beginning. It helps us work on adding details to keep our artwork interesting.<br />
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Dolla, dolla bills, y'all.<br />
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I tell the kids that I've looked into the future and seen that, strangely enough, everyone is going to become president someday. When we are president, the rules change quite a bit, and one of the perks is that the president gets to put his or her face on a freshly designed dollar bill. <br />
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But this comes with a catch. To protect the country against counterfeiters, we need to add lots of little secrets and details to our dollar bills that make it much harder to replicate. The second graders love to share some (but not all!) of their secrets with each other during share time. See if you can pick up any from the examples below.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-73205814202608244652015-12-20T12:51:00.002-05:002015-12-20T12:51:26.998-05:006th Grade - Choice Projects UpdateTons of good work by a great group of sixth graders this quarter. <br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-59062153893808314032015-12-20T12:48:00.001-05:002015-12-20T12:48:31.378-05:003rd Grade - Album CoversA new project for 3rd graders, but one we did last year with 5th graders. For the few weeks between Thanksgiving and winter break, the third graders pretended to be award-winning musicians designing their debut album cover. The goal was to get the album cover not only eye-catching, but also reflective of the type of music they would make. So, we studied a handful of album covers and talked about how we could tell one looked "country" or "pop," and used their ideas in our own album design. Each 3rd grader had to invent his or her own band name and album title, too. Check out a few awesome examples.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-25839756144459117782015-12-16T18:06:00.002-05:002015-12-16T19:51:49.496-05:005th Grade - Choice Projects Update5th graders have been hard at work with their choice projects, coming up with some clever ideas and creative ways to express them. Part 1:<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-1292038803477989132015-12-16T11:29:00.001-05:002015-12-16T11:29:07.478-05:001st Grade - Class CreaturesClass Creatures is one of my favorite projects for a lot of reasons, and almost none of them have anything to do with how the product turns out. This one's all about interpretation and how we can challenge ourselves to make each artwork as unique as possible. First, each class votes on some characteristics that all of their creatures will share. Color, size, habitat, etc. Then, we focus on drawing a creature that has all of those characteristics while also working hard to make sure that we add some stuff in to make our drawing completely different from everyone else's. <br />
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Sure, we voted for our creature to live on land, but where on land? Some land creatures might live in a house, or a cave, or a volcano, or in the art room. The project leaves tons of room for the kids to come up with their own ideas while still sharing with their classmates. They also get super excited about some of the differences they come up with that are totally random and often hilarious. Check out a few examples!<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-9900324299554346092015-12-16T11:28:00.001-05:002015-12-16T11:29:31.226-05:00Kindergarten - Imaginary PortraitsWe use our imaginations a lot in my art room to draw things that aren't really there. Monsters or made-up shapes and the like. For this project, we draw things we can see and we use our imaginations to add to it. <br />
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It's a partner portrait project, so we pay close attention to the details about our partner. Eye color, shirt patterns, glasses, and so on. The goal is that if I walk by and look at your drawing, I should be able to tell who you're drawing. <br />
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The second part is to fill in the background with your imagination. Maybe you're imagining your partner in the middle of the ocean, or in a castle. This project really turned out well this year. Take a look at a few select artworks by the kindergartners.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-27676126415607131312015-12-15T12:48:00.000-05:002015-12-15T12:48:10.197-05:002nd Grade - Rizzi PortraitsA staple in my art room. It works because it's simple, successful, and best of all: it's paint. <br />
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We look at artwork by James Rizzi and discuss his unique approach to portraiture, then come up with our own goofy face. We draw with oil pastel and take 2 weeks to paint with watercolors. Here are a few outstanding examples from second grade.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-6441844376212146692015-12-15T12:47:00.000-05:002015-12-15T12:47:07.950-05:004th Grade - Pixel PortraitsAnother popular project with the kids has been Pixel Portraits. The process takes a little getting used to, but once the fourth graders get the hang of it, the results turn out pretty sweet. <br />
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I give each student a grid paper and tell them they have to a picture of themselves using only the blue lines - straight up and down, straight side to side. They're not allowed to cut corners or work inside the boxes. Tons of problem solving go into making curves and clouds and hair. <br />
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Take a look at some of the awesome results.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-22302410069285101982015-11-24T09:32:00.000-05:002015-11-24T09:32:21.920-05:00Kindergarten - Dice MonstersTo celebrate Halloween in a unique way, kindergarten played a game I call "Dice Monsters." I've seen a bunch of variations before, but basically our version works like this:<br />
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I put dice in small condiment containers with a clear lid, then assign a facial feature to each number on the die. The kindergartners shake their cup and see what number pops up, and that tells them what to add to their face. A one is an eye. A two is a nose. A three is a mouth. A four is an ear. A five is a horn. A six is wild. <br />
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The kids have an absolute blast with this project and love to share their crazy monster faces. Here are a few shots of them in action:<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-30113774200164936722015-11-20T13:52:00.000-05:002015-11-20T13:52:58.526-05:003rd Grade - Ink MonstersStefan Bucher's Daily Monster channel on YouTube is the inspiration for this project with 3rd grade. Also something we've been doing in my room for a long time, I probably enjoy this as much as the kids do.<br />
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We spend the first class trying to figure out how Bucher makes his monsters just by looking at his finished art work. Then, I spread some ink on their papers using a toothbrush, and the third graders use a straw to blow the ink around and make a funky shape. Then our job is to use that shape as part of a monster we make up. Maybe the shape is hair or feathers or a mouth or something.<br />
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By the end, we take it step further by making up some context for the project. We fill out a questionnaire asking a bunch of random questions that prove the third graders are thinking about their artwork beyond just what it looks like.<br />
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<br />Geoff Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072697807293640536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555878327420101837.post-31518551179247676512015-11-17T06:51:00.000-05:002015-11-17T06:51:22.074-05:005th and 6th Grade - More Choice Projects from 1st QuarterThe 5th and 6th graders have been churning out new projects pretty much daily, and I've done a poor job updating the blog. Here are few more examples from 1st quarter. I'll update what we've done in the last few weeks here shortly.<br />
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